Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. His parents were George Arnold Escher and Sarah Gleichman Escher. They had three sons and Maurits, called Mauk for short, was the youngest. The family lived in a big and nice house named "Princessehof," which would later become a museum and hosted exhibitions of M.C. Escher's works. Young M.C. Escher and his family later moved to Arnhem. He attended elementary and secondary school there, and also in the seaside town of Zandvoort, where he lived for a while to improve his health. In 1907, he started learning carpentry and piano. In secondary school, his marks were poor except in drawing. His art teacher took an interest in his artistic talent, and taught him to make linocuts. He failed his final exam and never graduated.
By this time, Escher had become so famous that both King Emmanuel and Mussolini attended the boy's christening. In late July, George Escher was born. In 1922, Escher and a couple of friends visited Italy. He had to go to the site to identify his brother's body. The new couple traveled much that year. In 1930, Escher's second son Arther was born. Also during this time, he created his very famous, Castrovalva. He began full-time study of the graphic and decorative arts in 1919. He did a great deal of serious drawing in San Gimignano, Volterra, and Siena. Shortly after Escher and his wife moved into their new home, Escher's brother was killed in an accident. After seeing Escher's drawings, Mesquita and the school's director advised him to continue with them. Escher became very involved in literature, and began to write some of his own poems and essays. In the meantime, his work was doing well in the US. On June 12, 1924, Escher married Jetta in Viareggio, Italy.
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