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On 8 December 1928 Arthur Eduard Escher was born, the second son of Maurits and Jetta. Arthur (named after Jetta’s father) was preceded by George in 1926 and followed by Jan in 1938. It was a complicated delivery and Jetta had to stay in hospital for several weeks. Just as he would do for Jan ten years later, Escher created a woodcut dedicated to the birth. He also made photos of the newborn and his brother.
Doop van Arthur Eduard Escher, 3 februari 1929 (foto M.C. Escher)
Arthur was baptised by Father Constanza, who had done the same for George two years before*. Escher’s baptism photo shows Jetta’s mother cradling her grandson. In the background prints of Escher’s latest woodcut can be seen: The Drowned Cathedral .
That same month Escher created a woodcut depicting his son, using rather bold colours.
M.C Escher, Infant (Arthur E. Escher), woodcut in reddish brown and two tones of pink printed from three blocks, February 1929
Via Alessandro Poerio 122, May 1931. The portrait Escher created of his son Arthur hangs above his bed (photo below left)
Source:
[*] Wim Hazeu, M.C. Escher, Een biografie, Meulenhoff, 1998, page 134-135
