Zwolle, Erven Tijl, 1968. Poster (46.0 x 61.5 cm). Offset print in black and green.

Vintage window poster, announcing a catalogue, Grafiek en Tekeningen, of graphic works by the world-famous Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972). This poster for bookshops states "Met 82 afb. hier verkrijgbaar" (with 82 ill.[ustrations], available here), and contains a quote by Escher "De ideeën die er aan ten grondslag liggen getuigen veelal van mijn verwondering over- en mijn bewondering voor wetmatigheden die de ruimte om ons heen bevat. Wie zich verwondert, geeft zich rekenschap van een wonder" ( The underlying ideas often testify to my amazement and admiration for the laws that the space around us contains. Whoever wonders, realizes a miracle). Apparently, there were two varieties of this poster. This is the 'landscape' (oblong) variety showing part of Escher's Reptiles, a 'classic' Escher, made in 1943 (Bool 327). Short tear and some creasing in lower margin, outside the printed area, otherwise a very good, clean copy.