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Ten bookplates by Michel Fingesten (1884–1943) from the collection of Richard Sica. Richard reports that Fingesten is arguably the greatest bookplate designer of the twentieth century.

"One of the most well-known graphic artists in pre-war Berlin, Michel Fingesten is almost forgotten today. This is a long-term consequence of Nazi persecution in the 1930s, which banned, isolated and drove into exile such artists." [continue reading about Fingesten]

I want to thank Richard Sica for providing me with the perfect bridge to the Orchideengarten madness which is about to begin on this blog. I'll be posting scans from the magazine (c. 1920), and bookplate contest entries over the next few days. [update: Orchideengarten posts]

Also see: Bookplate posts on 50 Watts.