In the european cultural context, ex libris first appeared in middle ages and was used to indicate the ownership of a book. Josef vachal september 1884 in milavce near domazlice may 1969 in studenany was a czech writer, painter, printmaker and bookprinter. It was a difficult choice that josef vachal had to make, that choice being. Exlibriskunstler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. Exlibris josef vachal bookplates of josef vachal josef vachal september 23, 1884 in milavce near domazlice may 10, 1969 in studenany was a czech writer, painter, graphic designer and bookprinter. Vachal was particularly known as an artist who created unique books and prints. Josef vachal 18721958 great czech printmaker, painter, poet and prose writer. First edition, printed on hollandjapan paper, published in 300 copies of which the first 157 ours n 155 signed by josef vachal and anna mackova. Josef vachal 18841969 czech graphic artist ex libris, knihomol, historie. Pin by jayan pvin on gokulam woodcut, art, ex libris. Mar 19, 2014 this pin was discovered by henk weltje. Vachal 18841969, one of the most important european printmakers of the first half of last century, was a prominent figure among the symbolist generation. Vachal bookplate about ex libris, exlibris, bookplate. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Josef vachal collection 07 ex libris bookplate ing. Ex libris ruda klinkovsky ex libris, macabre, printmaking, hand carved, book art. Josef vachal, woodcut, from sumava umirajici a romanticka. Another great ex libris by the important czech artist josef vachal made in 1920. Josef vachal was a czech painter, graphic designer, illustrator, sculptor, carver. Woodcut on paper, 212x9 mm, bottom left corner signed and dated by pencil j. Josef vachal 18841969 czech graphic artist josef vachal, an important czech printmaker, painter, poet and prose writer.
Ex libris to josep nonsalvatje illustration and book art with a literary bent. He trained as a bookbinder and attended a private school, where he was a student of. Zinkbookseller, antiquarian and owner of auction house in. The ex libris shown here that he made for friends are a small portion of his collected work yet exemplify his penchant for combining disparate types and darkly acerbic images for a specific purpose. When i look at this image, i feel a passion for knowledge and an exploration of the minds eye.
One of them is a colored woodcut, one is an etching and the rest are black and white woodcuts on paper. Unfollow bookplates ex libris to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Books clutter the bottom of the page and hands are everywhere moving, staking, opening, and writing. Bookplate by josef vachal for ing ot hradecny, 1926 ex libris, hand carved. Josef vachal ex libris woodblock bookplate by josef vachal for jar jozefy, 1936. Ex libris, art inspo, meditation, presents, selfie, world, drawings, artist, dogs. Vachal 18841969, one of the most important european printmakers of the first half of last century, was a prominent figure among the symbolist generation and left a massive corpus of prints, ex libris, paintings, handbound books. The book was presented during the paris book fair march 2008 in the czech centre paris. Bookplate by josef vachal for dr ludvik klenka, 1945 ex libris, book worms.
Created his own book, which came in the form of artistic handmade artifact. Ex libris, dance of death, danse macabre, jolly roger, thing 1, modern artists, skull and bones, memento mori, book nerd. His graphic work comprises 2000 blackandwhite and colours wood cuts, 17 graphic cycles. See more ideas about book plates, ex libris, book art. Eur or the originalsized 65 x 49 cm handbounded version every impression is an original c.