Works of Maurits Escher on the Web

References on Escher and his Work

• A Wikipedia biography of Escher
• The biography on the Offical M C Escher Website
• The best book: Schattschneider, Doris. M.C. Escher : visions of symmetry, New York, N.Y. : Harry N. Abrams, 2004. (Amazon link)

Websites with scanned examples of Escher works

The Official M.C.Escher Website

Click on Picture Gallery, then Symmetry to get a page showing the most "geometrical" works.

• Link to Shell Picture analyzed in class
• Salamander-ish Critters and more Salamanders (E104)
• Famous Lizards and More Lizards
• Evil (?) Lizards (with construction steps showing)
• Fish Birds Turtles
• Fish and Birds (are there rotations?)

"The Oldest Escher Collection on the Web"

• Links to specific works for our study of symmetry and wallpaper patterns
  • Angels and Devils (E45 above)
  • Moths (E49 above)
  • Gecko
  • Fish
  • Fish (E93)
  • Fish (E94)
  • Swans (book cover of Brown!)
  • Seahorses (E88)
  • Heaven and Hell (not wallpaper)
  • Beatles (no rotations)

The World of Escher (Gallery)

• Some pictures. Mostly stuff for sale, but links to other sites.