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Valentin Le Campion - Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Collecting of Exlibris Books In Red

Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Collecting of Exlibris Books - In Red)

Valentin Le Campion's original wood engraving, Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Collecting of Exlibris Books) is one of several outstanding works of art he created for J. (Jack) Edouard Diamond and Elizabeth Watson Diamond. This particular wood engraving exists in both black and red printings. The paper in this impression is hand-made with a red, thread-like material embedded within it. As the Diamonds owned several private presses they must have had access to many varieties of hand-made papers. This original wood engraving was created by the Russian / French printmaker and Ex-Libris bookplate artist, Valentin Le Campion around 1935. The scene depicts five young women lifting a banner over the Globe they are holding up. The text on the banner around the globe reads; "Collecting of Exlibris Bookplates", & it also contains the name of one of the founders and owners of both the Hyacinth Press and the Diapure Press in Cleveland, Ohio, Elizabeth Watson Diamond. This impression is signed by the artist with his VLC monogramme in the block.
 
Title: Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Collecting of Exlibris Books - In Red)
Artist: Le Campion, Valentin (Moscow, 1903 - Plessis-Robinson (Paris), 1952)
Date: c. 1935
Medium: Original Wood Engraving
Source: Ex-Libris-Bookplate-Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion
Note: Valentin Le Campion: A fine Art Deco era engraver and illustrator, Valentin Le Campion studied art techniques in his native Russia, under Favorsky and Alexis Kravtchenko. He moved to France around 1927 and settled permanently in the Paris suburb of Plessis-Robinson in 1933. Despite his short life Le Campion was commissioned to engrave many ex libris bookplates as well as illustrating a number of books including such classics as Swift's Gulliver in Lilliput, Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter. His ex libris engravings, in particular, epitomize the both beautiful and powerful design elements of the Art Deco era such as this original wood engraving entitled, "Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond" created by the Russian / French printmaker and Ex-Libris bookplate artist, Valentin Le Campion. Printed in red ink, the scene depicts five young women lifting a banner over a Globe that delineates the North Pole, Canada, North America, Mexico, Central America and a good part of South America. The text on the banner reads; "Collecting of Exlibris Bookplates", & the name of the owner, Elizabeth Watson Diamond is printed under the image.
  Valentin Le Campion engraved at least four ex libris designs for the Diamond family, such as this original wood engraving created for Elizabeth Watson Diamond. J. (Jack) Edouard Diamond and Elizabeth Watson Diamond were the founders and owners of both the Hyacinth Press and the Diapure Press in Cleveland, Ohio. They commissioned such leading artists as Kalman Kubinyi, Rockwell Kent, John William Jameson, Paul Landacre, Valentin Le Campion (France), Vitezslav Fleissig (Czechoslovakia), Enrico Vannuccini (Italy), Adrian Feint (Australia), John Austin (England), This Mauve (Holland) and Leslie Victor Smith (Canada) to create some of the most striking ex libris plates of the 1930's and 1940's for their personal collection. The Irene D. Pace Collection of the Diamond Family Bookplates is housed in the permanent collection of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.
  A Note on Ex Libris Art: Ex-Libris woodcuts, wood engravings and etchings have their beginnings as far back as the mid fifteenth century. Their function was initially quite utilitarian as plates used to signify the ownership of books. As private libraries and their owners gained more wealth and prestige, however, so did their ex-libris bookplates. Pictorial imagery became as important as the wording and the finished work of art often came to stand as an owner’s claim to fame. Before long famous artists were commissioned by wealthy collectors to create their ex libris designs and during the centuries such great talents as Durer, Holbein, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rockwell Kent all contributed significantly to this great genre.
  The golden era for ex-libris art was during the twentieth century, most particularly in the Art Deco decade of the 1930’s. Collecting of ex-libris etchings, engravings and wood engravings reached such a height at this time that many artists devoted themselves almost exclusively to this area.
Size: 4 3/4 X 3 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
  Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Collecting of Exlibris Books In Red Framed Original Wood Engraving by tValentin Le Campion
Buy Now Price: $295.00 US
Condition: Printed upon a unique hand-made paper featuring red thread-like strands embedded within it and with full margins as created around 1935. Signed by the artist in the block with his monogram to the lower left. A fine impression and in excellent condition throughout. Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Collecting of Exlibris Books) represents a beautiful, original example of the art of Valentin Le Campion.
Subject: Valentin Le Campion, Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond, Collecting of Exlibris Books, Original Wood Engraving, Art Deco era, Alexis Kravtchenko, Art Deco engraver and illustrator, the Diamond family.
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Original Wood Engraving by the Russian / French artist, Valentin Le Campion.

Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Collecting of Exlibris Books In Red Original Wood Engraving by the Russian French artist Valentin Le Campion
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Collecting of Exlibris Books)

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Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Notes -
01.- Ex Libris Diamond An Eagle Wings Spread Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud by Valentin Le Campion Ex Libris Diamond (An Eagle, Wings Spread, Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud) by Valentin Le Campion Original Wood Engraving c. 1930-1940 Signed by Valentin Le Campion with his VLC monogramme in the block lower right  
02.- Elizabeth by Valentin Le Campion Ex Libris Elizabeth (Woman reading a book - Blue Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 Signed by Valentin Le Campion with his VLC monogramme in the block lower left.  
03.- Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond, Collecting of Ex Libris Books (Women holding up a Globe - Black Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 Signed by Valentin Le Campion with his VLC monogramme in the block lower left. Sold
04.- Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond, Collecting of Ex Libris Books (Women holding up a Globe - Red Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 Signed by Valentin Le Campion with his VLC monogramme in the block lower left.  
05.- Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond Dutch Scenes Bridge over Amsterdam Canal Gabled Buildings a Windmill and Sailboat by Valentin Le Campion Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Dutch Scenes, Bridge over Canal in Amsterdam, Gabled Buildings, a Windmill, & Sailboats) by Valentin Le Campion Original Wood Engraving c. 1930 Signed by Valentin Le Campion with his VLC monogramme in the block lower right  

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Ex-Libris Art
Image Title & Artist Artist Info Medium Date -
Bookplate of Mark Holstein Bucking Holstein Bull by Arthur Allen Lewis Bookplate of Mark Holstein (Bucking Holstein Bull) by Arthur Allen Lewis Arthur Allen Lewis (Mobile, Alabama, 1873 - New York City, 1957) Original Color Woodcut 1927 Sold
Ex Libris Carlo d'Alessio by Vitezslav Fleissig Young Women Bathing Satyr Playing his Syrinx Ex-Libris Carlo d'Alessio (Young Women Bathing, Satyr Playing his Syrinx) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Engraving & Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Charles Asselineau by Aglaus Bouvenne Ex-Libris Charles Asselineau (La Femme Qui N'est Pas La Colombe Et Le Roseau Est Un Monstre) by Aglaus Bouvenne Aglaus Bouvenne (Paris, 1829 - Levallois-Perret, 1903) Original Etching with Plate Tone c. 1870  
Ex Libris of Madame the Countess of Noe by Aglaus Bouvenne Ex-Libris de Madame la Comtesse de Noe by Aglaus Bouvenne Aglaus Bouvenne (Paris, 1829 - Levallois-Perret, 1903) Original Etching 1888  
Ex Libris Design Woman with Conch Shell by Frank Ivo Van Damme Ex-Libris Design (Woman with Conch Shell, & a Falling Star) by Frank Ivo van Damme Frank-Ivo Van Damme (Belgium, 20th century) Original Linocut c. 1970 Sold
Ex Libris Diamond An Eagle Wings Spread Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Diamond (An Eagle, Wings Spread, Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930 - 1940  
Ex Libris Diamond Tropical Island and Volcano by Adrian Feint Ex-Libris Diamond (Tropical Island, Palm Trees, a Volcano & Lies) by Adrian Feint Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris Dr. A. L. Dance of Death by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Dr. A. L. (Dance of Death) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching 1948  
Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi Sorceress Crystal Ball and Chinese Dragon by Enrico Vannuccini Ex-Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon) by Enrico Vannuccini Enrico Vannuccini (Barullo di Cortona, 1900 - Griante, Italy, 1990) Original Etching 1948  
Elizabeth by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth (Young Woman Viewing a Rose in an Open Book) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Alpine Chateau, Mountaineering) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching c. 1948 or 1949  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Chinese Winter Landscape by John Hudson Elwell Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Chinese Winter Landscape) by John Hudson Elwell John Hudson Elwell (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1878 – 1955) Original Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Landscape with Tree and Swirling Prints by Adrian Feint Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Landscape with Tree & Swirling Prints) by Adrian Feint Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971) Original Wood Engraving 1938  
Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Women Holding up a Globe - Black Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 Sold
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Women Holding up a Globe - Red Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Moscow, 1903 - Plessis-Robinson (Paris), 1952) Original Wood Engraving c.1935  
Ex Libris Emil Eerme Forest Landscapby Karoly Andrusko Ex-Libris Emil Eerme (Forest Landscape) by Karoly Andrusko Karoly Andrusko (Zentan, Hungary, B. 1915) Original Woodcut 1970  
Ex Libris Eroticis Lars C. Stoltby Ladislav Rusek Ex-Libris Eroticis Lars C. Stolt (Embracing Figures in Silhouette) by Ladislav Rusek Ladislav Rusek (Czech Republic, Born, Olomouce) Original Linocut 1973 Sold
Ex LibrisFranz J. Kaiser Director of the Dairy Ministry Vienna by Alfred Cossmann Ex-Libris: Franz J. Kaiser (Director of the Dairy Ministry, Vienna) by Alfred Cossmann Alfred Cossmann (Gratz, 1870 - Vienna, 1951) Original Engraving 1905  
Ex Libris George Allan Hancock Oceanographic Research Vessel Velero by James Webb Ex-Libris George Allan Hancock (Oceanographic Research Vessel, Velero) by James Webb James Webb (U.S.A., Active, 1920 - 1940) Original Engraving 1932 Sold
Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi Sognare Dream by Giulio Cisari Ex-Libris Giorgio Balbi (Sognare -- 'Dream') by Giulio Cisari Giulio Cisari (Como, 1892 - Milan, 1979) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 - 1940  
Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds Caltha Ranunculaceae by Clare Leighton Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds (Caltha, Ranunculaceae) by Clare Leighton Clare Leighton (London, 1899 - Woodbury, Connecticut, 1989) Original Wood Engraving 1956  
Ex Libris Hnizdovsky by Jacques Hnizdovsky Ex-Libris Hnizdovsky (Tree) by Jacques Hnizdovsky Jacques Hnizdovsky (Pylypche, Ukraine, 1915 - New York City, 1985) Original Woodcut 1972 Sold
Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond Dutch Scenes Bridge over Amsterdam Canal Gabled Buildings a Windmill and Sailboat by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Dutch Scenes, Bridge over Canal in Amsterdam, Gabled Buildings, a Windmill, & Sailboats) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond by Leslie Victor Smith Artist Monogramme L.V.S. Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Woman at a Spring) by Leslie Victor Smith (Monogramme: L. V. S) Leslie Victor Smith 'Monogramme L. V. S.' (Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, 1880 - Toronto?, 1952) Original Etching 1939  
Jack Diamond and Elizabeth Diamond Jack and Queen of Diamonds as Playing Cards by Kalman Kubinyi Ex-Libris Jack Diamond & Elizabeth Diamond (Jack & the Queen of Diamonds Playing Cards) by Kalman Kubinyi Kalman Kubinyi (Cleveland, 1906 - Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1973) Two Original Linocuts c.1935 - 1940  
Ex-Libris Julio C. Salvatierra Nostalgia de Mallorca Majorca by Carlos Puntis Nebot Ex-Libris Julio C. Salvatierra 'Nostalgia de Mallorca (Majorca)' by Carlos Puntis Nebot Carlos Puntis Nebot (Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1912 – 2001) Original Wood Engraving c. 1950  
Library of Betsie Diamond Pan Playing his Syrinx by John William Jameson designed by W. Norman Jeavons Ex-Libris Library of Betsie Diamond (Pan Playing his Syrinx) by John William Jameson John William Jameson ( Chicago, 1882 - 1939) Original Etching 1938  
Ex Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio (Study of a Woman) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio Memoriam Michel Fingesten by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio: Memoriam Michel Fingesten by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching 1950 Sold
Ex Libris Mansueto Fenini by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex Libris Mansueto Fenini (Venustas Lux 'Beautiful Light') by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Moses Grossman Fly Fishing in a Mountain Stream by Henri Berengier Ex-Libris Moses H. Grossman (Fly Fishing in a Mountain Stream) by Henri Berengier Henri Berengier (Marseille, 1880 - ?) Original Etching c. 1925  
Ex Libris Pepita Palle Mi Agrada Molt Viatjar by Mark Fernand Severin Ex-Libris Pepita Palle (Mi Agrada Molt Viatjar) by Mark Fernand Severin Mark Fernand Severin (Brussels, 1906 - 1987) Original Wood Engraving 1968  
Ex Libris Sara Eugenia Blake Still Life by Alexandre Coll Blanch Ex-Libris Sara Eugenia Blake (Still Life, Drawing Pad, & Art Supplies) by Alexandre Coll Blanch Alexandre Coll Blanch (Barcelona, 1898 - 1975) Original Etching c. 1950  
Ex Libris Sara Eugenia Blake The Old State House Boston by Sara Eugenia Blake Ex-Libris Sara Eugenia Blake (The Old State House, Boston) by Sara Eugenia Blake Sara Eugenia Blake (Boston, 1886 - 1973) Original Engraving & Etching c. 1920 - 1930  
Ex Libris Sidney David Gamble View of China Unknown Artist Monogram Ex-Libris Sidney David Gamble (View of China) by an Unknown Artist Monogram Unknown Artist Monogram (20th century) Original Engraving & Etching 1923 Sold
Ex Libris Stasys Pilka We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are by Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau Ex Libris Stasys Pilka (We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are) by Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau (Siauliai, Lithuania, Born, 1930) Original Wood Engraving 1975  
Ex Libris Varga Karoly Castle of Sumeg y Antal Fery Ex-Libris Varga Karoly (Castle of Sumeg) by Antal Fery Antal Fery (Szerencs, Hungary, 1908 - Budapest, 1993) Original Woodcut 1976  
Ex Libris Vitolis Vengris by Vincas Kisarauskas Ex-Libris Vitolis Vengris by Vincas Kisarauskas Vincas Kisarauskas (Augmenai (Radviliskis), Lithuania, 1934 – New York, 1988) Original Color Linocut c. 1971 - 1972 Sold
VI Congreso Europeo de Ex Libris Barcelona Angel and Medieval Scriveners by Antoni Gelabert i Casas VI Congreso Europeo de Ex-Libris, Barcelona (Angel & Medieval Scriveners) by Antoni Gelabert i Casas Antoni Gelabert i Casas (Barcelona, Spain, 1911 - 1980) Original Color Woodcut 1958  

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