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Exlibris Bookplate Etching Wilm 1887-1953 Hourglass Zodiac

Exlibris Bookplate Etching Wilm 1887-1953 Hourglass Zodiac

$ 19.65

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Year Of Publication: 1911
  • Author: Wilm, Hubert (1887-1953)
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  • Condition: Used
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    Ex-libris Gustav Drobner. On a cornucopia hourglass base, a round picture with a crouching figure on a rock in a zodiac frame.
    Wilm, Hubert (1887-1953):
    1911. 160 x 101 mm. Etching.
    Language: German
    Order number: 16037
    Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,864; Blum 40 - Signed and dated on the print. Wilm attended the arts and crafts schools in Munich and Paris, joined the 'Jugend' in 1908 and worked as a graphic artist. He has created around 227 bookplates, and his decorative talent has been praised again and again. In 1924 he began to study art history and received his doctorate in 1928 with a thesis on Gothic clay sculptures. In 1931 he ended his artistic activity and worked exclusively as a journalist. Blum (2007, p. 4) writes: "Today, Dr. Hubert Wilm's bookplates are among the best works at the beginning of the 20th century. Century and are accordingly sought-after collector's items. "- Small assembly remains on the back.
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    Ex-libris Gustav Drobner. On a cornucopia hourglass base, a round picture with a crouching figure on a rock in a zodiac frame. Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,864; Blum 40 - Signed and dated on the print. Wilm attended the arts and crafts schools in Munich and Paris, joined the 'Jugend' in 1908 and worked as a graphic artist. He has created around 227 bookplates, and his decorative talent has been praised again and again. In 1924 he began to study art history and received his doctorate in 1928 with a thesis on Gothic clay sculptures. In 1931 he ended his artistic activity and worked exclusively as a journalist. Blum (2007, p. 4) writes: "Today, Dr. Hubert Wilm's bookplates are among the best works at the beginning of the 20th century. Century and are accordingly soug