Exlibris Bookplates Etching Hubert Wilm 1887-1953 Fountain of Youth Retorte

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Bookplate Hans Winkel. Fountain of youth between girls and old women. Retort as a remarque.
Wilm, Hubert (1887-1953):
[1918]. 121 x 83 mm. Etching.
Language: German
Order number: 13651
Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,915; Blum 216. - Signed 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-after collector's items. "- Small assembly remains on the back.
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Bookplate Hans Winkel. Fountain of youth between girls and old women. Retort as a remarque. Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,915; Blum 216. - Signed 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-after collector's items. "- Small assemb