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Painting After M.C. Escher

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My title has dual significance : painting “after,” or “from” Escher, and painting “as” Escher.

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  1. Jos De Mey
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  1. Department of Mathematics, Moravian College, 1200 Main Street, 18018-6650, Bethlehem, PA, USA

    Doris Schattschneider

  2. La Sapienza, University of Rome, 5, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00139, Rome, Italy

    Michele Emmer

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De Mey, J. (2003). Painting After M.C. Escher. In: Schattschneider, D., Emmer, M. (eds) M.C. Escher’s Legacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28849-X_13

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