Beschrijving
Booklet that serves as a new year's card for 1963 for the friends and relations of the Bank voor Handel en Scheepvaart (Bank of Commerce and Shipping). It contains two poems (one by Christophe Plantin, the other by Vauquelin des Yveteaux and an engraving. The engraving is a stylised combination of Catholic imagery, with a highly decorated Cross in the center. To the left a couple with child in front of a cathedral, to the right a writing figure in front of a city.
Engraving on laid paper, sheet size 168 x 195 mm., platemark 140 x 155 mm. Monogrammed, numbered (oeuvre no. 219) and dated (1962) in the plate. Made by Wim Zwiers in 1962. Printed by Drukkerij Trio (The Hague) and bound with a pamphlet stitch.
Wim Zwiers (Rotterdam 1922 – 2019 Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, glass painter and graphic artist. He was a teacher at the Academy of Rotterdam 1946-1974. As a graphic artist he made numerous bookplates and occasional graphics.
In excellent condition. A small tear in the matting that holds the print in place in the booklet. Discolouration to the cover of the booklet.
References: Kersten 35.
