The Graphic Work of M. C. Escher - Vintage Softcover Art Book

The Graphic Work of M. C. Escher: introduced and explained by the artist

softcover in good used condition

76 reproductions of the precisely executed yet surrealistic renderings by the master of trompe l'oeil. Also featured are an introduction and individual descriptions of each piece by the artist himself, 68 black-and-white graphic plates and eight four-color graphic plates are included. Maurits Escher is one of Europe's most original graphic artists - and an extremely skilled one. Not content with the traditional theory, Escher combines several viewpoints in one print. The spectator has the sensation of viewing the scene simultaneously from above, below and on the same level. The artist's technical mastery is unmistakable making his most imaginative subjects convincing - sometimes frighteningly so. That his imagination is, to say the least, eccentric cannot be denied: his work is at once surrealistic, representational and macabre.