[Occult Ex Libris] K. Frech Botanical Astrology/Alchemy bookplate
c. 1920-1930 · Bratislava, Slovakia
by Frech, Karl Hugo
Bratislava, Slovakia, c. 1920-1930. Near Fine. Small format printed "occult" ex-libris bookplate of artist K. Frech. Etching, printed in b/w, unbound on cream colored paper in black. Unidentified edition. 8x12cm. Signed by the illustrator/former owner.
Highly original, ex libris print by painter and graphic illustrator Karl Hugo Frech, [Karl Naughty] (1883-1945). While Frech's are probably the most notable Slovakian bookplates ever produced, they remain almost completely unstudied and unknown. Frech's bookplates received numerous commissions from many important figures of Bratislava (formerly Pressburg) and mostly known for depicting esoteric and occult topics. Incredibly, in bookplate scholarship, Frech's name is virtually unrecorded. Rare. (Inventory #: 10012)
Highly original, ex libris print by painter and graphic illustrator Karl Hugo Frech, [Karl Naughty] (1883-1945). While Frech's are probably the most notable Slovakian bookplates ever produced, they remain almost completely unstudied and unknown. Frech's bookplates received numerous commissions from many important figures of Bratislava (formerly Pressburg) and mostly known for depicting esoteric and occult topics. Incredibly, in bookplate scholarship, Frech's name is virtually unrecorded. Rare. (Inventory #: 10012)
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