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M. C. Escher

1898–1972 · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Contemporary Art

Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Wikipedia

What to look for

Impossible buildings, endless staircases, interlocking tessellated animals and mathematical illusions in black and white.

31 works in the quiz. Play a round on M. C. Escher — not whether it is theirs, but which one.

Works

• “Ascending and Descending”, 1960
• “Waterfall”, 1961 — Israel Museum
• “Relativity”, 1953 — Israel Museum
• “Drawing Hands”, 1948 — Israel Museum
• “Hand with Reflecting Sphere”, 1935 — Israel Museum
• “Belvedere”, 1958 — Israel Museum
• “Reptiles”, 1943
• “Still Life with Spherical Mirror”, 1934 — Israel Museum
• “Stars”, 1948
• “Tower of Babel”, 1928 — Israel Museum
• “Castrovalva”, 1930 — Israel Museum
• “Still Life and Street”, 1937 — Israel Museum
• “Atrani, Coast of Amalfi”, 1931
• “Dolphins”, 1923
• “The Bridge”, 1930
• “House of Stairs”, 1951
• “Circle Limit III”, 1959 — Escher Museum
• “Three Worlds”, 1955
• “Print Gallery”, 1956
• “Metamorphosis III”, 1967
• “Puddle”, 1952
• “Metamorphosis II”, 1939
• “Sky and Water I”, 1937
• “Snakes”, 1969
• “Curl-up”, 1951
• “Day and Night”
• “Gravitation”, 1952
• “Convex and Concave”, 1955
• “Three Spheres II”, 1946
• “Sky and Water II”, 1938
• “Magic Mirror”, 1946

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