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Birth announcement card for Jan Escher

On 6 March 1938 Jan Escher is born. Following George (1926) and Arthur (1928), he is the third son of Maurits and Jetta. Just as he did for Arthur, Escher created the birth announcement card himself.

M.C. Escher, birth announcement card of Jan Escher, woodcut in blue, March 1938 — M.C. Escher, Birth announcement card of Jan Escher, woodcut in blue, March 1938

A cradle with angels in 1928 for the birth announcement card for Arthur and for Jan a cradle with sails at sea. Surrounded by birds and fish, just like in the prints Sky and Water I and II, which he would create later in 1938.

Erik Kersten Editor

Lion at the Piazza Fontana Moresca in Ravello

In March 1932 Escher created a lithograph of a lion.

Path of Life I

In March 1958 Escher creates an eight-sided woodcut called Path of Life I. Stingrays swim in ever decreasing circles as the heart of the composition approaches. The work fits in a series in which the artist explores through shrinking or growing figures the concepts of eternity and infinity.

Contrast (Order and Chaos)

In February 1950 Escher produced Contrast (Order and Chaos). Occupying centre stage in this print is a perfectly symmetrical spatial figure: an almost transparent stellated dodecahedron that has been merged with a glass sphere.

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Birth announcement card for Jan Escher

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Lion at the Piazza Fontana Moresca in Ravello

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