Légende

Ex Libris of Herman Karel Westendorp, bookplate, Ex libris of jurist and collector Herman Karel Westendorp, with a bird, a banner with the motto 'in. der. daad.' and the famous standard work by RL Hobson, Chinese pottery & Porcelain., printmaker: Betsy Westendorp-Osieck, Amsterdam, 1900 - 1941, paper, etching, drypoint, etching and drypoint, height 94 mm x width 65 mm, Person, Herman Karel Westendorp, birds, book, ex-libris, A detailed ink drawing of a bird with ruffled feathers perched above a stack of books, the bird shown in profile with its head turned downward and long, flowing tail feathers cascading beside the books; a ribbon-like banner weaves around the composition above and below the bird, curving and folding with visible shading; the books display textured covers and visible page edges, and the top book rests slightly askew on the one beneath; the background shows a faint suggestion of grass behind the stack, and the overall image is rendered on a warm-toned paper with fine linework and crosshatching.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B33_459

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49.8Mo (6.9Mo) / 29.1cm x 42.8cm / 3441 x 5055 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Ex Libris Herman Karel Westendorp bookplate Ex libris jurist collector Herman Karel Westendorp bird banner motto der daad famous standard work RL Hobson Chinese pottery & Porcelain printmaker Betsy Westendorp-Osieck Amsterdam 1900 - 1941 paper etching drypoint height 94 mm x width 65 mm Person birds book ex-libris detailed ink drawing ruffled feathers perched stack books bird shown profile head turned downward long flowing tail feathers cascading beside ribbon- banner weaves composition curving folding visible shading display textured covers visible page edges top book rests slightly askew beneath background faint suggestion grass image rendered warm-toned paper fine linework crosshatching