Detached fine binding
Detached Binding
[1900?] (published)
[1900?] (published)
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This book cover was designed by Constantin Meunier c. 1900. Constantin Meunier was one of the first modern artists to portray the harsh lives of industrial workers in his paintings and sculpture. In 1882 he was appointed professor at the Louvain Academy of Fine Arts. Coal mining was a major industry in Belgium and this striking image of a miner in his cap is typical of Meunier’s work.
Object details
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| Title | Detached fine binding (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Detached binding with miner's head in profile in moulded leather, inscription in relief: 'L'Oeuvre de Constantin Meunier' in relief as well as initials 'C.M.'. Brown morocco. Inscriptions in gold: 'Les Maîtres de l'art contemporain' and 'BECKER-HOLEMANS ÉDITEUR. BRUXELLES'. Binding designed by Constantin Meunier. The book it enclosed is now missing: Les Maîtres de l'art contemporain: L'Oeuvre de Constantin Meunier(Brussels: Becker-Holemans, 1896). |
| Physical description | Detached binding. |
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| Gallery label | Europe and America 1815-1900, room 101
Book cover: ‘Les Maîtres de l’Art Contemporain: L’Oeuvre de Constantin Meunier’
1896
Constantin Meunier was one of the first modern artists to portray the harsh lives of industrial workers in his paintings and sculpture. In 1882 he was appointed professor at the Louvain Academy of Fine Arts. Coal mining was a major industry in Belgium. This striking image of a miner in his cap is typical of Meunier’s work.
Belgium, Brussels; published by Becker-Holemans
Goatskin, stamped in gold, with repoussé (moulded) leather panel
Museum no. L.369-1916
[07/03/2016] |
| Summary | This book cover was designed by Constantin Meunier c. 1900. Constantin Meunier was one of the first modern artists to portray the harsh lives of industrial workers in his paintings and sculpture. In 1882 he was appointed professor at the Louvain Academy of Fine Arts. Coal mining was a major industry in Belgium and this striking image of a miner in his cap is typical of Meunier’s work. |
| Other number | L.369-1916 - NAL accession number |
| Collection | |
| Library number | L.369-1916 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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