Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Sydney Hagley' mid century modernism A gloved hand strangles a

A gloved hand strangles a metallic ibis against a backdrop of Venetian architecture

'Brief and Formal' 2010

Signed lower right

was not a subject in art “but a form” and any good artist must wrangle it to progress in their practice

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Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Sydney Hagley' mid century modernism A gloved hand strangles aThe popular practice of labelling and adorning ones beloved books with bookplates has almost been lost to history. In the early 20th century, members of the Australian Ex Libris Society would assign iconic artists with the task of creating personal tags that could be fixed onto the inside cover or first pages of their books. Eric Thake, known for his bold printmaking and distinct ability to sympathise with humanity through his images, was a popular