1948 Italian Engraving bookplate (Ex Libris), Woman with skeletons nude art The Queen Elizabeth 2 was

The Queen Elizabeth 2 was also the last oil-fired passenger steamship to cross the Atlantic in scheduled liner service until she was refitted with a modern diesel powerplant in 1986–87

with some minor ruffling on the left side margin (please see photos)

Though the printer was apprehensive about submitting Mucha´s final design because of its new unconventional style

In the book "Alain Gauthier

This social and political malaise was very evident in the outpouring of music and performance pieces - and posters of same - during that period

1948 Italian Engraving bookplate (Ex Libris), Woman with skeletons nude art The Queen Elizabeth 2 wasDate: 1948 Size: 6 x 5 inches Artist: M. De Simone About The Poster: This Italian engraving from the private collection of Gino Sabattini represent a naked female figure falling into a phantasmagoric void, populated by ghostly skulls. The girl's hands, firmly attached to Death's neck, drag the macabre figure to his fall. About Ex Libris: An Ex Libris, also known as a bookplate, is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front