Ex-libris (bookplate) - Ernst Bassermann, Mannheim
| Accession Nr.: | MLT 1686.2.139 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Behrens, Peter (1868 - 1940) |
| Date of production: |
after 1904
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| Materials: | paper |
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| Dimensions: |
height: 210 mm
width: 125 mm
height: 195 mm
width: 108 mm
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Peter Behrens was an architect, painter, graphic artist, applied artist and not least a typographer, a member of the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony. His distinctive style, which had solidified by 1904, also dominates his bookplate, which focuses on essential elements. The dynamic lines of the border are reminiscent of the abstract ornamentation of Van de Velde, the inimitable master of Belgian Art Nouveau.
