Ex-libris (bookplate)

Archive / Ex Libris Collection

Accession Nr.: MLT 1690.58
Artist/Maker:
Orlik, Emil (1870 - 1932) / graphic designer
Place of production: Germany
Inscription: A: OE 98, B: Orlik
Materials: paper
Techniques: lithography
Dimensions:
height: 10 cm
width: 9,5 cm
The simple, decorative ex libris, pieces of Orlik usually show well-known symbols, such as the one made for Carl Asp, depicting the tree of Knowledge with the serpent.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 7.38. (Horváth Hilda)