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M. C. Escher

• Lived 1898-1972

• Born in the Netherlands

• One of the greatest mathematical and graphic artists EVER

• Known for his impossible buildings, visual illusions and tessellations

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M.C. Escher’s Artwork

• Created works that were considered "impossible constructions."

• "Impossible constructions" are works that are a type of 2-D figure but are interpreted as a 3-D figure

• Wood cuts, lithographs, engravings, drawings

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Facts: M.C. Escher

• He was left handed

• He did not consider himself to be an artist

• the house that he grew up in is now a museum

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Balcony 1945 Lithograph

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Eye 1946 Mezzotint, 7th and final stage

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Relativity 1953 Lithograph

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Belvedere, 1958

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Convex and Concave, 1955

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