Through more than one hundred works, the official catalogue of the first major exhibition of M. C. Escher in Paris traces the entire artistic journey of the Dutch printmaker (1898–1972), from his early training and travels in Italy to the complex technical experiments that made him an artist admired even within scientific circles.The volume reconstructs M. C. Escher’s visual and conceptual universe: a space where nature, art, science, and mathematics intertwine in a fascinating and vertiginous balance.His works — true architectures of the imagination — continue to shape our contemporary way of seeing and have entered the collective imagination through school textbooks, magazines, design, and pop culture.Trained as a graphic artist, he created around 450 prints, each distinguished by its unique style and extraordinary precision.His creations appeal not only to art lovers but also to those passionate about geometry, mathematics, visual sciences, architecture, and graphic design.This catalogue is far more than a simple exhibition companion: it is a comprehensive guide to M. C. Escher’s universe, where imagination meets geometry and reality bends to the laws of infinity.