Ex-libris (bookplate)

Archive / Ex Libris Collection

Accession Nr.: MLT 1686.3.28.b
Artist/Maker:
Hirzel, Robert Catumby (1864 - 1939) / graphic designer
Place of production: Berlin
Inscription: Herm. Hirzel 1899
Materials: paper
Techniques: woodcut
Dimensions:
height: 11,8 cm
width: 8,3 cm
Hirzel was a Swiss artist who spent a long time in Berlin and made several works for contemporary Berlin collectors. His ex libris pieces are usually dominated by realistic landscapes, with decorative borders. He uses plant elements but preserves their main botanical features. The ex libris made for Carl Busse is characterised by the strong, black border.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 7.40. (téves ltsz.mal) (Horváth Hilda)