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1898
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Born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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1918 - 1919
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Attends Technical College in Delft
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1919 - 1922
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Studied at the School of Architecture and Ornamental Design in Haarlem
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1924
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Married Jetta Umiker and settled in Rome until 1935
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2008 |
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M.C. Escher - Gl. Holtegaard, Holte (solo) |
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2008 |
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M.C. Escher: Rhythm of Illusion - Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (solo) |
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2008 |
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Approximately Infinite Universe - New Jerseyy, Basel |
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2008 |
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To Infinity and Beyond: Mathematics in Contemporary Art - Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY |
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2007 |
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An Escher Block Party - The Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC (solo) |
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2007 |
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M.C. Escher - Rhythm of Illusion - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Illusion und Wirklichkeit. M.C. Escher - Adolf Luther - Kunsthalle Krems, Krems |
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2003 |
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Das Endlose Rätsel - Dali und die Magier der Mehrdeutigkeit - Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf |
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2003 |
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Maurits Escher (1889-1972) - The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (solo) |
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2002 |
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M.C. Escher - Bunkamura, Tokyo (solo) |
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2002 |
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Ik en de buitenwereld vlak bij huis - Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem |
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2001 |
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M.C. Escher - Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL (solo) |
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1998 |
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M.C. Escher (1898-1972): A Celebration - National Gallery of Canada - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, ON (solo) |
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1998 |
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M.C. Escher - Kresge Art Museum, Lansing, MI (solo) |
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1998 |
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M. C. Escher - Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem (solo) |
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1992 |
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Adam & Eve - Museum of Modern Art Saitama, Saitama |
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1984 |
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Maurits C. Escher - Musee de Charlevoix , La Malbaie, QC (solo) |
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1968 |
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Mickelson Gallery, Washington DC |
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1968 |
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The Hague (Gemeentemuseum) |
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1934 |
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Dutch Historical Institute in Rome |
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1926 |
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'Gruppo Romano Incisori Artisti' Rome |
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1923 |
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First one-man exhibition in Sienna, 'Circolo Artistico'. |
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Public Collections
Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota Aichi, Japan
Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu City, Japan
Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem, The Netherlands
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, USA |
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1990 |
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'Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Works of M.C. Escher' by Doris Schattschneider |
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1989 |
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'Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite' |
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1986 |
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'M.C. Escher: Art and Science', edited by H.M.S. Coxeter, R. Penrose and M.L. Teuber |
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1983 |
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'M.C. Escher, 29 Master Prints' |
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1981 |
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'Leven en Werk van M.C. Escher' (M.C. Escher. His Life and Complete Graphic Work) by F.H. Bool, J.R. Krist, J.L. Locher and F. Wierda |
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1979 |
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'Goedel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid' by Douglas Hofstadter |
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1976 |
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'De Toverspiegel van M.C. Escher' by Bruno Ernst |
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1971 |
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'De werelden van M.C. Escher' (The World of M.C. Escher) |
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1965 |
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'Symmetry Aspects of M.C. Escher's Periodic Drawings' by Caroline H. MacGillavry |
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1959 |
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'Grafiek en tekeningen M.C. Escher' (The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher) |
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1958 |
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'Regelmatige vlak verdeling' (The Regular Division of the Plane), written and illustrated by Escher |
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Links to further information |
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