Maurits Cornelis Escher: The Architect of Impossible Worlds Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) remains one of the most singularly inventive and enduring figures in the history of graphic art. More than simply a printmaker, he was a visual mathematician, a master of perspective, and an explorer of the very limits of perception. His intricate woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints captivated audiences with their paradoxical beauty – worlds that seemed to defy logic yet possessed a profound sense of order and harmony. For much of his life, Escher remained largely unrecognized in his native Neth…