The Art of

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The Art of M. ESCHER
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MAURITS C. ESCHER
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The Dutch artist Maurits C. Escher (1898-1972)
was a draftsman, book illustrator, tapestry
designer, and muralist, but his primary work was
as a printmaker. Born in Leeuwarden, Holland, the
son of a civil engineer, Escher spent most of his
childhood in Arnhem. Aspiring to be an architect,
Escher enrolled in the School for Architecture
and Decorative Arts in Haarlem. While studying
there from 1919 to 1922, his emphasis shifted
from architecture to drawing and printmaking upon
the encouragement of his teacher Samuel Jessurun
de Mesquita. In 1924 Escher married Jetta Umiker,
and the couple settled in Rome to raise a family.
They resided in Italy until 1935, when growing
political turmoil forced them to move first to
Switzerland, then to Belgium.
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