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The Magic of M. C. Escher New in paperback J. L. Locher, Director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, was a close friend of Escher’s. W. F. Veldhuysen is Chairman of the M. C. Escher Foundation in the Netherlands.
Introduction by J. L. Locher
Foreword by W. F. Veldhuysen
The classic study of a great maverick who so memorably linked the world of image-making with geometry and paradox, now available in paperback ‘A stunning anthology covering the entire scope of Escher’s vision’ The Times ‘Fantastic’ The Observer
380 illustrations, 330 in colour 31.5 x 26.7cm 206pp paperback ISBN 978 0 500 290736 May
£19.95
No artist ever worked harder to render the visions of his mind’s eye than M. C. Escher. A superb draughtsman, he set himself the challenge of portraying other-worldly transformations of space within the familiar boundaries set by a sheet of paper. The resulting images have become the favourite artworks of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. As beautiful and as rigorous as an Escher work itself, this book does brilliant justice to the artist’s visual invention. Escher’s works are arranged to form a cinematic journey of discovery, superbly interweaving his betterknown prints with numerous working drawings and sketches (including twelve colour fold-outs), the artist’s eloquent words, and observations by Escher expert J. L. Locher. Newly available in paperback, this remains the best one-volume book ever published on Escher’s life and work.