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[Bookplate for Emil Eerme and A. Lavdovsky by A. Gastmans] Gastmans, A.

Description

In black ink, abstract image of what appears to be a highway interchange network surrounded by a sketched triangle. The triangle forms the point of an arrow shape, and the text appears on its tail. There appears to be signature (possibly of the artist), but it is unreadable.

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Title
[Bookplate for Emil Eerme and A. Lavdovsky by A. Gastmans]
Creator
Gastmans, A.
Date Created
1968
Description
In black ink, abstract image of what appears to be a highway interchange network surrounded by a sketched triangle. The triangle forms the point of an arrow shape, and the text appears on its tail. There appears to be signature (possibly of the artist), but it is unreadable.
Extent
1 bookplate : photolithography ; 6.9 x 4.4 cm
Subject
Abstract works; Transportation
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Eerme, Emil; Lavdovsky, A.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Emil Eerme was involved in the Toronto Estonian Art committee and was its first chairman in 1987. The Art Gallery of Ontario, E.P. Taylor Research Library & Archives also has several of his bookplates. The designer, André Gastmans is Belgian. The donor of this bookplate is Alexander Lavdovsky.
References:
1) http://www.poppypress.com/ - 2006
2) http://jvarnoso.com/exlibris/list.htm
Identifier
BP GEN CAN P E374 j; BP_GEN_CAN_P_E374_j
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P E374 j
Date Available
2026-02-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215087
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