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Mcescher Catalogo LR.Pdf M.C. ESCHER WALLPAPER COLLECTION M.C. ESCHER WALLPAPER COLLECTION BIOGRAPHY fascination for high and low, close drawings and linoleum cuts to his the woodcut Puddle, which are by and far away. The lithograph graphic teacher Samuel Jessurun the same trees Escher used in his Atrani, a small town on the Amal- de Mesquita, who encouraged woodcut “Pineta of Calvi”, which fi Coast was made in 1931, but him to continue with graphic arts. he made in 1932. comes back for example, in his After finishing school, he traveled M.C. Escher became fascinated by masterpiece Metamorphosis I and the regular Division of the Plane, II. when he first visited the Alhambra, M.C. Escher, during his lifetime, a fourteen century Moorish castle made 448 lithographs, woodcuts in Granada, Spain in 1922. and wood engravings and over During the years in Switzerland 2000 drawings and sketches. Like and throughout the Second Wor- some of his famous predecessors, ld War, he vigorously pursued his - Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, hobby, by drawing 62 of the total Dürer and Holbein-, M.C. Escher of 137 Regular Division Drawings aurits Cornelis Escher (1898- was left-handed. he would make in his lifetime. 1972) is one of the world’s M Apart from being a graphic artist, Atrani’s lithograph He would extend his passion for most famous graphic artists. His M.C. Escher illustrated books, de- extensively through Italy, where he the Regular Division of the Plane, art is enjoyed by millions of peo- signed tapestries, postage stamps met his wife Jetta Umiker, whom by using some of his drawings as ple all over the world, as can be and murals. He was born in Leeu- he married in 1924. They settled the basis for yet another hobby, seen on the many web sites on the warden, the Netherlands, as the in Rome, where they stayed un- carving beech wood spheres. internet. fourth and youngest son of a civil til 1935. During these 11 years, He played with architecture, per- He is most famous for his so-called engineer. Escher would travel each year spective and impossible spaces. impossible constructions, such as After 5 years the family moved to throughout Italy, drawing and His art continues to amaze and Ascending and Descending, Re- Arnhem where Escher spent most sketching for the various prints wonder millions of people all over lativity, his Transformation Prints, of his youth. After failing his high he would make when he returned the world. such as Metamorphosis I, Meta- school exams, Maurits ultimately home. In his work we recognize his keen morphosis II and Metamorphosis was enrolled in the School for Many of these sketches he would observation of the world around III, Sky & Water I or Reptiles. Architecture and Decorative Arts later use for various other litho- us and the expressions of his own But he also made some wonderful, in Haarlem. graphs and/or woodcuts and fantasies. M.C. Escher shows us more realistic work during the time After only one week, he informed wood engravings, for example that reality is wondrous, com- he lived and traveled in Italy. his father that he would rather the background in the lithograph prehensible and fascinating. Castrovalva for example, whe- study graphic art instead of ar- Waterfall stems from his Italian re one already can see Escher’s chitecture, as he had shown his period, or the trees reflecting in All M.C. Escher works copyright © The M.C. Escher Company B.V. -Baarn-Holland. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com M.C. Escher® is a trademark of The M.C. Escher Company B.V. BIOGRAPHY M.C. ESCHER WALLPAPER COLLECTION può già vedere il fascino di Escher insegnante di grafica che realizzò nel 1932. M.C. Escher per l’alto e il basso, vicino e lonta- Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, che rimase affascinato dalla divisione no. La litografia Atrani, una picco- lo incoraggiò a continuare con le regolare del piano, quando visitò la città sulla Costiera Amalfitana, arti grafiche. per la prima volta l’Alhambra, un fu realizzata nel 1931, ma ritorna Dopo aver finito la scuola, viag- castello moresco di quattordici ad esempio nel suo capolavoro giò molto attraverso l’Italia, dove secoli a Granada, in Spagna, nel Metamorfosi I e II. incontrò sua moglie Jetta Umiker, 1922. M.C. Escher, durante la sua vita, che sposò nel 1924. Si stabiliro- Durante gli anni in Svizzera e du- fece 448 litografie, xilografie e no a Roma, dove rimasero fino rante la seconda guerra mondiale, incisioni su legno e oltre 2000 al 1935. Durante questi 11 anni, ha seguito con determinazione il disegni e schizzi. Come alcuni dei suo hobby, ricavando 62 dei 137 suoi famosi predecessori, (Miche- disegni di divisione regolari che langelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer avrebbe realizzato durante la sua e Holbein), M.C. Escher era man- vita. cino. Oltre ad essere un artista Estenderebbe la sua passione per aurits Cornelis Escher (1898- grafico, M.C. Escher ha illustrato la divisione regolare del piano, M1972) è uno dei più famosi ar- libri, progettato arazzi, francobolli utilizzando alcuni dei suoi disegni tisti grafici del mondo. La sua arte e murales. come base per un altro hobby, in- è apprezzata da milioni di persone Era nato a Leeuwarden, in Olan- tagliando sfere di legno di faggio. in tutto il mondo, come si può da, come il quarto e il più giovane Ha giocato con l’architettura, la vedere sui numerosi siti web. figlio di un ingegnere civile. Dopo Escher viaggiava ogni anno in prospettiva e gli spazi impossibili. È famoso soprattutto per le sue 5 anni la famiglia si trasferì ad tutta l’Italia, realizzando disegni e La sua arte continua a stupire e cosiddette costruzioni impossibili, Arnhem, dove Escher trascorse la schizzi per le stampe che avrebbe meravigliare milioni di persone come Ascendente e Discendente, maggior parte della sua giovinez- fatto quando fosse tornato a casa. in tutto il mondo. Relatività, le sue Stampe di tra- za. Dopo aver fallito gli esami del Molti di questi schizzi sarebbero Nella sua opera riconosciamo sformazione, come Metamorfosi I, liceo, Maurits è stato infine iscritto stati utilizzati per varie altre lito- la sua acuta osservazione del mon- Metamorfosi II e Metamorfosi III, alla Scuola di architettura e arti grafie e /o xilografie e incisioni su do che ci circonda e le espressioni Cielo e acqua I o Rettili. decorative di Haarlem. legno, ad esempio lo sfondo nella delle sue fantasie. Ma ha anche realizzato un lavoro Dopo solo una settimana, informò litografia Cascata deriva dal suo M.C. Escher ci mostra che la realtà meraviglioso e più realistico du- il padre che preferiva studiare periodo italiano, o gli alberi che è meravigliosa, comprensibile rante il periodo in cui ha vissuto e arte grafica invece di architettura, si riflettono nella pozza, sono gli e affascinante. viaggiato in Italia. come aveva mostrato i suoi di- stessi alberi usati da Escher nella Castrovalva per esempio, dove si segni e tagli di linoleum alla sua sua xilografia “Pineta di Calvi”, All M.C. Escher works copyright © The M.C. Escher Company B.V. -Baarn-Holland. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com M.C. Escher® is a trademark of The M.C. Escher Company B.V. AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES HORSEMAN PATTERNS 23100 23101 23102 23111 23103 23112 23121 23104 23113 23122 23110 23114 23130 23134 23120 23131 23135 23132 23136 23133 23140 23141 23142 23143 23150 23154 23151 PATTERNS 23155 23161 23152 23156 23162 23153 23157 23163 23173 23160 23170 23174 23171 23175 23172 23176 23177 PANELS METAMORPHOSIS II 23187 border roll size B 7 mt x H 34 cm | W 7,65 yards x H 13,4 inches 7 mt | 7,65 yards UP AND DOWN 23183 UP AND DOWN 23182 FLUORESCENT SEA 23184 THREE WORLDS 23180 panel 2 drops | 70 cm - 27.5 inches panel 2 drops | 70 cm - 27.5 inches panel 3 drops | 68 cm - 26.7 inches panel 3 drops | 68 cm - 26.7 inches 300 cm - 118.1 inches 140 cm - 55 inches 140 cm - 55 inches 204 cm - 80 inches 204 cm - 80 inches PANELS BOUND OF UNION 23186 DRAWING HANDS 23185 panel 5 drops | 70 cm - 27.5 inches panel 5 drops | 68 cm - 26.7 inches 300 cm - 118.1 inches 350 cm - 137.8 inches 340 cm - 134 inches AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES SPHERE CUBE AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES DRAWING HANDS CLOUDS AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES FISH THREE WORLDS CUBE AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES BOUND OF UNION AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES UP AND DOWN FLUORESCENT SEA AMBIENTS & ATMOSPHERES HORSEMAN SKY & WATER HEAD OFFICE Via Cassino d’Alberi 19 | 20067 | Tribiano | Milano (Italy) - JVSTORE via Melzo 7 | 20129 | Milano (Italy) | tel +39 02 20523.1 [email protected] | [email protected].
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