Maurits Cornelis Escher: The Architect of Impossible Worlds Born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in 1898, Maurits Cornelis Escher was a graphic artist whose singular vision transformed the world of printmaking. For most of his life, he remained largely unrecognized within the established art world, a quiet observer and meticulous craftsman working primarily for personal satisfaction. It wasn’t until the late twentieth century that his int…