Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. His parents were George Arnold Escher and Sarah Gleichman Escher. They had three sons and Maurits, called Mauk for short, was the youngest. The family lived in a big and nice house named "Princessehof," which would later become a museum and hosted exhibitions of M.C. Escher's works. Young M.C. Escher and his family later moved to Arnhem. He attended elementary and secondary school there, and also in the seaside town of Zandvoort, where he lived for a while to improve his health. In 1907, he started learning carpentry and piano. In secondary school, his marks were poor except in drawing. His art teacher took an interest in his artistic talent, and taught him to make linocuts. He failed his final exam and never graduated.
In 1934, Escher and his family went to the seashore, and then Escher and his wife In 1930, Escher's second son Arther was born. Also during this time, he created his very famous, Castrovalva. In his home in Rome, with his wife and child, the late 1920's were an extrememly productive time for Escher. It was during this period that his pictures were first labeled as mechanical and reasoned. His pictures during this time were characterized by magnificant landscapes and stark illustrations. began studies as the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts. There he met the artist Jessurun de Mesquita. After seeing Escher's drawings, Mesquita and the school's director advised him to continue with them. He began full-time study of the graphic and decorative arts in 1919. Trying to pursue a career
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