Escher’s “Print Gallery” isn’t a study in Mobius Transformations. Trained as an artist, Escher relied on intuition rather than formal education for the mathematical elements in his work.

M.C. Escher created 448 lithographs, woodcuts and wood engravings before he died in 1972. He also illustrated books and designed postage stamps, murals and tapestries.

To Create His Geometric Artwork, M.C. Escher Had to Learn Math the Hard Way “It’s rather an amazing story that he did this all on his own,” a mathematician tells us.

HOUSTON — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is showing off the "most comprehensive exhibition of works by M.C. Escher ever presented." It's called "Virtual Realities" and includes more than 400 ...