M.C. ESCHER

My grand-nephew, a great fan of M. C. Escher, wrote, "At least I know that YOU will get this!", when he sent me the cartoon seen here.

M. C. (Maurits Cornelis) Escher was a Dutch artist who was born in 1898 and died in 1972. His most famous works are mathematically-inspired woodcuts and lithographs although he was also an illustrator, draftsman, muralist, and tapestry designer.

Please visit the website of the National Gallery of Art which houses the largest collection of Escher's works outside of the Netherlands.

I especially like his self-portrait seen here and his illustrations with birds, but I show this other one because my grand-nephew favors the mathematically-inspired works.