Picnic Time - Exlibris - Print

Author: AH. Name: Resl Huller exlibris. Technique: copper plate etching. Year: early twentieth century. Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm (screen) 30 x 21 cm (thick cardboard). Remarks: Framed on thick cardboard. Introduction of works: This Resl Huller exlibris depicts a quiet time at a picnic. The castle in the distance, the jumping deer herd, the wind and the sun are shining, and the family is happy and warm and leisurely. 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.