Ex-libris (bookplate) - G C. (Gordon Craig)
| Accession Nr.: | MLT 1689.1.43.a |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Craig, Edward Gordon (1872 - 1966) / graphic designer |
| Date of production: |
1898
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| Place of production: | Great-Britain |
| Inscription: | nincs |
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| Materials: | paper |
| Dimensions: |
height: 75 mm
width: 50 mm
height: 65 mm
width: 40 mm
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The versatile Craig - being an actor, a graphic and a stage designer - started to draw in 1898, creating his early pieces. He is the father of puritan ex libris art, and always believed that nothing but the name, and a tiny, simple ornament can be present on an ex libris. In this case, he used only two motifs: a stylized flower on one and a lady’s hat on the other. He created a new trend with his reserved, simple graphic ornaments.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 1.77. (Horváth Hilda)
- Szerk.: Jakabffy Imre: Britische Exlibris. Ars Decorativa 4, 1976. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1976. - 20. kép (Weiner Piroska)
