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- Publisher: Taschen
- ISBN-10: 3894501537
- ISBN-13: 978-3894501532
- Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 986,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Graphic Work" presents over 80 of Escher's most interesting pictures selected by the artist himself. It includes Escher's commentaries on his work, which make his startling visual effects more easy to interpret. The book also features Escher's own account of his evolution as an artist. An authentic source book of high significance, it offers the best introduction to the fantastic universe of the grand master of illusion.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had an earlier re-printing of this collection (which first appeared in the 'fifties) that got damaged, so I was pleased recently to get a copy of this latest edition. It has over seventy one-a-page reproductions of Escher's best-known prints, selected by him, with his brief but very useful comments on each. The quality of the reproductions is very good, with crisp linework, solid blacks, and dense, rich tonal areas. About 15 prints are reproduced in colour. Really exceptional value at the price. As the text is so short I recommend Bruno Ernst's "The Magic Mirror of M. C. Escher", which explains in detail how the images were created, as a companion volume. Together they are really all the Escher fan needs.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recently bought a number of M.C.Escher books and this is the best. It's a decent size book with around 70-80% of just his drawings. Each drawing has its own page making it uncluttered and clear to view- they are also crisp and sharp showing good print quality . The beginning of the book has a paragraph or so devoted to each drawing describing what is going on. Great if you just want to look and maybe even try drawing them yourself. Very good value.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whereas the work of most artists will only interest some, I think no one, from children upward, could fail to be amazed by Escher's graphic art: mosaics of living images, metamorphoses of one form to another and weird takes on perspective in a rather spooky and surreal world.This book contains 76 b/w images, preceded by an introduction by the artist, and a description of each reproduction. Truly brilliant and imaginative
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A brilliant collection of masterpieces
This collection of Eschers works is truly brilliant. It contains 75 prints in high resolution. At the beginning of the book, there are short but very useful descriptions of the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by koipen
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M.C. Escher was a true artist - taking care of balancing the various structures in his drawings. Also, as late in 1969, herefused Mick jagger to use one of his drawings as a album... Read more
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