Exlibris Bookplate Hubert Wilm (1887-1953) Mythology Antique Dolphin

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Bookplate Alice Koch. Boy on dolphin in a cross oval with floral decoration.
Wilm, Hubert (1887-1953):
1914. 114 x 123 mm. Etching.
Language: German
Order number: 12027
Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,880; Blum 94. - Hand signed and dated as well as signed and dated in 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 collector's items. "- Good, wide-margined copy.
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Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,880; Blum 94. - Hand signed and dated as well as signed and dated in 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 collector's items. "- Good, wide-margined copy. Keywords: ex-libris ex-libris bookplate mar