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ESC000 Info: Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972)

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ESC000 Info: Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972)

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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Early life
Maurits Cornelis, or "Mauk" as he came to be nicknamed[1], was born in Leeuwarden (Friesland), the Netherlands. He was the youngest son of civil engineer George Arnold Escher and his second wife, Sara Gleichman. In 1903, the family moved to Arnhem where he took carpentry and piano lessons until he was thirteen years old.

From 1903 until 1918 he attended primary and secondary school. Though he excelled at drawing, his grades were generally poor, and he was required to repeat the course twice. In 1919, Escher attended the Haarlem School of Architecture and Decorative Arts. He briefly studied architecture, but switched to decorative arts and studied under Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, with whom he would remain friends for years. In 1922 Escher left the school, having gained experience in drawing and making woodcuts.

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