Translated with Google Translate. Original text show .
Escher made this woodcut for the series XXIV Emblemata, which are emblems (pictures with stories, inspired by the Golden Age).
Published in 1931
Edition 300
This book contains 24 woodcuts (text in Dutch and Latin), the text is by his friend AE Drijfhout. The flower vase is one of this series.
See also as a reference the oeuvre book of Escher by Bool, pages 227 to 234.
The woodcut is in beautiful condition and slightly discoloured due to age.
Woodcut size 14 * 18 cm.
The photos of the cover and the index page/numbering are for illustration purposes only and are not part of the lot.