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.

M. C. Escher, Horsemen (1946). Photo: courtesy Christie’s. As the auction title suggests, however, the sale features many of the mind-bending works for which Escher is best-known.

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

M.C. Escher — he of never-ending stairwells, fish morphing into flowers, hands drawing one another, expert use of glass globes, and math-minded imagineer of infinite ...

See Seventeen Embrace M.C. Escher Chic in ‘Bad Influence’ Video. Kory Grow. Wed, June 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM UTC. 2 min read. Seventeen - Credit: Courtesy of PLEDIS Entertainment.

See Seventeen Embrace M.C. Escher Chic in ‘Bad Influence’ Video Pharrell Williams-produced song features on group's recently released Happy Burstday album By Kory Grow ...

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.

Often marginalized by critics during his life, M.C. Escher (1898-1972) is now famous for woodcuts and lithographs that roam the wild frontier of mathematics: images of rooms that warp and buckle ...

Math underlies many of the art pieces M.C. Escher created, because he was fascinated with the idea of depicting infinity in various ways, producing infinitely repeatable patterns known as ...

How M.C. Escher inspired the magical, mystery world of ‘Doctor Strange’ By Rick Marshall Published April 25, 2023 Save Every year, five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the ...