MC (CXXV) Escher
Before iconic tessellations and impossible compositions, the Dutch artist made more conventional drawings.
Next year, four exhibitions in The Hague will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher: three at the royal-residence-turned-museum Escher in Het Paleis (Escher in the Palace) and the fourth at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Reading news releases about the shows reminds me of a 2010 trip to The Hague, during which I visited t…