Six biographies of 20th c. Austrian copper-engravers, mostly of bookplates but also of postal stamps, banknotes and “Gebrauchsgraphik” (commercial art), with observations on their work illustrated in the plates. The work concludes with a commented mention of other well-known Cossmann students.
The work, the 3rd special publication of the Austrian ex-libris society is an 80th birthday tribute to Alfred Cossmann.
Alfred Cossmann ( 1870-1951), Austrian graphic artist, etcher and engraver, founder of the copperplate engraving revival in Austria in the early 20th century and well known for his ex-libris designs.