MANTIS

Christa Zaat

Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch artist) 1898 - 1972
Dream (Mantis Religiosa) (B. 272), 1925
woodengraving, on wove paper
B. 32.0 x 23.8 cm. (S. 40.0 x 31.0 cm. )
signed in pencil
private collection

Maurits Cornelis Escher, usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture, and tessellations.

See more from this artist onhttp://www.mcescher.com/