Exlibris Bookplates Etching Hubert Wilm 1887-1953 Sword Dornenranken

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Ex libris by Friedrich Berthold Sutter. Open book, sword and thorn tendrils.
Wilm, Hubert (1887-1953):
[1908]. 121 x 83 mm. Etching.
Language: German
Order number: 13653
Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,908; Blum 192. - Hand-signed and 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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Ex libris by Friedrich Berthold Sutter. Open book, sword and thorn tendrils. Comments: * Thieme-Becker 36; Vollmer 5; Gutenberg 12,908; Blum 192. - Hand-signed and 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 assem