Escher may be best known for his mind-bending drawings, but a coming sale at Christie's shows a broader picture of the Dutch artist.

M.C. Escher created landscapes and portraits, with lush detail and appeal, even without a speck of color. But he's known for his logic puzzle art.

Akron Art Museum rescues the popular M.C. Escher from ... Century Art points out that Escher’s work is often associated with the psychedelia of the 1960s and the tastes of “young people ...

As “M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” reveals, the answer is yes. Escher’s work meshed, to an uncanny degree, with the trippy aesthetics of the counterculture, as much as “The Lord of the ...

M.C. Escher's works tend to evoke two reactions.First, you want to stare at them all day to unlock their mysteries. Second, you never want to meet their creator at a cocktail party.

M.C. Escher was a Dutch graphic artist known for his iconic optical illusions. His lithographs, woodcuts, engravings, and drawings expressed a high level of technical expertise and meticulous ...

M.C. Escher, “Mummified Priests” (1932), lithograph, 8 x 10 4/5 inches . During this time, Escher was still a naturalistic illustrator, rather than the optical illusionist he would become.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Over the weekend, the Front St. Gallery in Fishtown showcased original prints and ...