Ontwerp voor ex libris van C.W. ter Kuile 1887 - 1924

This is a design for a bookplate by Dutch artist Julie de Graag, created between 1887 and 1924. The bookplate, which is an illustration used to identify the owner of a book, features a black and white image of a hedgehog within a decorative border. The image is rendered in a stylized Art Nouveau style, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the hedgehog’s body in a rounded, organic shape. This design is currently in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.