Verzamelalbum met 70 ex libris van Pam Georg Rueter 1916 - 1998

Pam Georg Rueter assembled this album of seventy bookplates, but the date of its making is unknown. I like to think about this book as an invitation, almost like a stage set for a play, or even a painting, where each element has been carefully considered and placed. There's this quiet sense of anticipation, that the story is about to unfold. The pale canvas and borders feel like a soft whisper. Then, the gold rectangle jumps out, catching your eye and imagination! I imagine Rueter gently applying the gold leaf, pressing it down, and letting its imperfection become part of the artwork. Bookplates are such interesting things. A mark of ownership, but also a mark of taste and personality. What do these collected plates say about Rueter's influences and world? Artists are always in conversation with each other, consciously and unconsciously borrowing ideas and pushing boundaries. It's all one big, messy, beautiful, ongoing dialogue.