Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Dorothy Dennett' - collected architecture a tree spills across the

a tree spills across the sky

'Ricciarda'

With warmth and wit

Hans Snel was born in Scheveningen

Image Size: 84 x 102 cm

Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Dorothy Dennett' - collected architecture a tree spills across theThe popular practice of labelling and adorning ones beloved books with bookplates has almost been lost to history. In the early 20th century, members of the Australian Ex Libris Society would assign iconic artists with the task of creating personal tags that could be fixed onto the inside cover or first pages of their books. Eric Thake, known for his bold printmaking and distinct ability to sympathise with humanity through his images, was a popular