Ex libris van Kornél Révész 1931

This 1931 bookplate by Hungarian artist Kornél Révész depicts a camel and a kneeling man next to a flowering plant. "Ex libris" is Latin for "from the library of," indicating this work was made for Révész's personal collection. The delicate lines and shading of the etching, a printmaking technique that uses an acid-resistant metal plate, are characteristic of Révész's style. The bookplate, a small design used to identify the owner of a book, is a unique artistic genre, and Révész's work exemplifies the genre's focus on detail and personalization.