St. Petersburg Bookstore - Exlibris - Prints

Author: EL Name: W. Klotschkoff Bookstore, 55 Netanaya Street, St. Petersburg (W. Klotschkoff Libraire, Liteinaja 55, St. Petersbourg). Signature: the abbreviated signature EL in the lower left corner. Technique: woodcut. Year: 1903. Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.8 cm (screen) 30 x 21 cm (thick cardboard). Remarks: Framed on thick cardboard. Introduction of works: Regarding the bookplate, it originated in the fifteenth century. Since books were not popular at that time and the cost was high, most of the people who could read books were church monks and nobles. The badge of the owner of the book, marked with the word EX-LIBRIS in Latin, is pasted on the butterfly page of the book, which means "this book belongs to me". Later, with the gradual popularization of printing and the increase in the number of books printed, the tradition of exlibris is still preserved. In the nineteenth century, with the help of many artists and bibliophiles, exlibris became a unique art department. Due to their small size, they are often referred to as paper Gemstone. The exlibris is a mark of ownership, and thus also reveals the preferences and tastes of the bibliophile. Artists have also developed rich themes for the exlibris. This exlibris, produced in 1903, is filled with the style of Russian Art Nouveau, which looks avant-garde and modern. The artist engraved the beauty of women with lines full of beauty. In the center of the picture, a woman in a dress with a flower on her hair is sitting on the floor in a long skirt, surrounded by many books. The heroine holds the booklet in her hand, but flips through and stares at another book in the lower right corner, as if checking and checking, showing the infinite changes in the reading world. The woman's clothing and body curves set off the square book, and the black and white line contrast of the woodcut makes one picture full of layers and tension, which can be regarded as an exquisite sketch in the exlibris.