‎Abraham and Rol‎

‎, Norma,Editions 2017, 2017 Hardcover, 176 pages, English, 305 x 235 mm, new book, with dustjacket, . ISBN 9782915542905.‎

‎It is a rare species, but it exists, as '60s art critic Pascal Renous pointed out on the subject of artistic couples. This designer-decorator duo of Janine Abraham and Dirk-Jan Rol met at Jacques Dumond's studio in 1955. The couple shares the same love of precision, line and plain colours. Their earliest joint creations were first exhibited at the Salon des artistes decorateurs, in Paris. Their furniture, made of wicker, wood and aluminium, twice won prizes at the Salon des artistes decorateurs (a sideboard in 1956 and an armchair in 1958), garnering notice from the public and professionals alike. Jean Royere did not hesitate to use their emblematic Soleil armchair (gold medal at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair) in the decoration of the palace of the Shah of Iran, in Teheran. Their light and functional designs are available today, re-edited by Yota Design. Abraham & Rol were also interior designers and intervened in this capacity for both individual clients and large corporate clients, such as Yves Rocher and Saint-Gobain, with the same precision and sense of composition that define their furniture pieces. Finally, the couple also expressed their creativity through architecture, their mastery of this discipline enabling them to design some twenty houses from the 1960s through the 2000s in the Ile-de-France region. Their homes are genuine inhabited sculptures, of which certain have become truly emblematic.‎

‎freres Cloutier. Ceramistes et sculpteurs.‎

‎, norma editeur., 2017 hardcover with dusjacket, Couverture reliee sous jaquette,184 pages, 230 illustrations, 23 x 30.5 cm. ISBN 9782915542622.‎

‎L'oeuvre des freres Cloutier occupe une place singuliere dans la ceramique francaise de la seconde moitie du xxe siecle. Tout a la fois fascinante et deroutante, la production des jumeaux, s?appuyant sur une grande maitrise des savoir-faire, acquise notamment chez Pol Chambost ou Georges Jouve, mele depuis l?ouverture de leur atelier en 1955 necessite interieure, impertinence et humour. Tout en s?inscrivant dans le renouveau de la ceramique francaise, Jean et Robert nous emmenent dans leur terre d?election, un univers onirique en perpetuel mouvement qu?ils vont explorer tout au cours de leur ?uvre, se jouant des modes et des diktats.‎

‎James Ensor. Fragmenten en echo's Tekeningen 1873-1885 ‎

‎Antwerp, Ronny Van de Velde Gallery, 2018 Gebonden, Hardcover 175 pages, very richly illustrated with coloured illustrations. 30x22 cm.‎

‎catalogue exposition Ronny Van de Velde Gallery‎

‎Mappae mundi (VIIIe-XIIe si cle)‎

‎, Brepols, 2024 Hardback, 2 vols, 1237 pages, Size:230 x 315 mm, Illustrations:684 col., Language: French. ISBN 9782503597249.‎

‎Summary ?The mappae mundi exist in scores of manuscripts and much work needs to be done before secure generalizations may be based upon them?, wrote the English historian Denys Hay in 1957. This book aims to contribute to this study by describing in detail the hundreds of diagrams and more elaborate maps found in medieval (mainly Latin) manuscripts up to around 1200. Most documents have been examined directly, some having been described from microfilm or electronic reproductions. Each document, far from being considered in isolation, is described in terms of its materiality (how the drawings were made, reprints and corrections, etc.), its codicological context (place of the drawing in the economy of the codex, rubrication, etc.) and its intellectual context (illustrated texts, place of the drawing on the page and in the codex as a whole). Taking these data into account will enable specialists to define precisely the reasons that contributed to the creation of these drawings. Each entry is accompanied by a reproduction of the map in large format to allow for comparisons and more in-depth study, making this book an indispensable resource for all related research. Les mappae mundi existent dans un grand nombre de manuscrits, et beaucoup de travail doit tre accompli avant que des g n ralisations certaines puissent tre fond es sur elles , crivait l'historien anglais Denys Hay en 1957. Cet ouvrage entend contribuer ce programme en d crivant dans le d tail les centaines de diagrammes et de cartes plus d velopp es que l'on rencontre dans les manuscrits m di vaux (principalement latins) jusqu'aux environs de 1200. La plupart des t moins ont t examin s directement, certains ayant t d crits partir de microfilms ou de reproductions lectroniques. Chaque t moin, loin d' tre consid r isol ment, est d crit dans sa mat rialit (fa on dont les dessins ont t r alis s, repentirs et corrections...), dans son contexte codicologique (place du dessin dans l' conomie du codex, rubrication...) et intellectuelle (textes illustr s, place du dessin dans la page et dans l'ensemble du codex). La prise en compte de ces donn es permettra aux sp cialistes de d finir pr cis ment les raisons qui ont contribu la r alisation de ces dessins. De tr s nombreuses reproductions permettent des comparaisons et des recherches plus approfondies, faisant de l'ouvrage un instrument de travail indispensable.‎

‎Original Man : The Tautz Compendium of Less Ordinary Gentlemen ‎

‎, Die Gestalten Verlag 2014, 2014 Hardcover, 240 pages, English, 265 x 220 mm, in fine condition, . ISBN 9783899555523.‎

‎Celebrating style, individuality, and joie de vivre, this book showcases 80 original men who will inspire readers to lead a less ordinary life. Original Man is a compendium of the stories of extraordinary men. From household names including Andy Warhol, Freddie Mercury, and Yves Saint-Laurent to lesser-known personalities, the 80 men presented here are incredibly diverse, yet all share entirely original lives. Featuring famous hell-raisers such as Iggy Pop, indomitable explorers including Ernest Shackleton, visionaries like Federico Fellini, and some less mainstream personalities such as Quentin Crisp or Takeshi Kitano, these biographies are as gripping as any fiction. This book is the brainchild of UK men's fashion maven Patrick Grant. As set about re-awakening the traditional Saile Row tailoring house of E. Tautz after a thirty-year slumber, he wanted to define the kind of man he aspired to clothe. Original Man is the compelling result of his musings--a collection of portraits of men who go beyond a veneer of stylish attire to wring every last drop out of life with their actions, thoughs, or words in a manner scarcely seen nowadays. These are not the biographies of those the world considers to be the best writers, thinkers, or adventurers (though undoubtedly some arguably are). Rather, this book celebrates those that have lived lives that are genuinely different. Whether in the life of a stylist, a libertine, an artist, or a hero, originality and historical precedence trumps prowess; the manner of their endeavors is what counts, not the end result. Reflecting Grant's personal background and experiences approximately half of the book's notable men come from the UK, a quarter from the US, and most of the remainder from Western Europe. Explaining his strong British bias, Grant states ''we seem to breed original characters (or celebrate them more vocally) at a rate which belies our relatively small population.'' Because a claim to inclusion requires sustained effort, not just a brief burst of activity, few of the men featured in Original Man are young. Some, such as Malcolm X and Ayrton Senna, died young, but had a lasting impact. The book also contains a few men well known for their hedonistic lifestyles such as Ozzy Osbourne and Oliver Reed, but it does not celebrate those who simply fritter their lives away at play unless it is done with the greatest sense of style. Often their tales are rather sad ones, like that of snooker player Alex Higgins, and are included in the hope that they are as precautionary as they are laudatory. Aware that there do not seem to be many equivalents to these stories today, Grant wishes to share these portraits to inspire readers--men and women alike--to try to live more interesting and original lives themselves.‎

‎Joachim Wtewael: Persee et Andromede‎

‎Paris, RMN, softcover, Couverture souple 64 pages nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans et hors texte. Texte en Francais . ISBN 9782711837342.‎

‎Avec envoi et signature de l'auteur.‎

‎Jusepe de Ribera - a Roman philosopher : the optics of an Old Tatterdemalion Dandy.‎

‎ London and New York, Matthiesen & Williams Gallery, 2022 Hardcover, 56 pages, ENG. edition, 270 x 270 x 10 square, New condition, red cloth with goldcoloured imprint, illustrations in color. ISBN 9781838397821.‎

‎Jusepe de Ribera (Valencian: 1591 ? 1652) was a Spanish painter and printmaker. Ribera, Francisco de Zurbar n, Bartolom Esteban Murillo, and the singular Diego Vel zquez, are regarded as the major artists of Spanish Baroque painting. Referring to a series of Ribera exhibitions held in the late 20th century, Philippe de Montebello wrote "If Ribera's status as the undisputed protagonist of Neapolitan painting had ever been in doubt, it was no longer. Indeed, to many it seemed that Ribera emerged from these exhibitions as not simply the greatest Neapolitan artist of his age but one of the outstanding European masters of the seventeenth century."[1]:?vii p.? Jusepe de Ribera has also been referred to as Jos de Ribera, Josep de Ribera, and Lo Spagnoletto ("the Little Spaniard") by his contemporaries, early historians, and biographers.‎

‎Dior: Catwalk The Complete Collections‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2016 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500519349.‎

‎This book gathers together, for the first time, every Dior haute couture collection, including also ready-to-wear collections after the arrival of John Galliano (when ready-to-wear presentations took on a new importance), and the first two collections designed by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, appointed in 2016. It offers a unique opportunity to chart the development of one of the world's most famous fashion brands and discover rarely seen collections. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house of Dior before exploring the collections themselves, which are organized chronologically. Each new 'era' in Dior's history is inaugurated by a brief overview and biography of the new designer, while individual collections are introduced by a short text unveiling their influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book. After Chanel, Dior is the second volume in a series of high-end, cloth-bound books that offer a complete and unrivalled overview of the collections of the world's top fashion houses through original catwalk photography.‎

‎Louis Vuitton Catwalk The Complete Fashion Collections‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2016 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500519943.‎

‎Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the worlds leading trunk and accessories makers. It was after launching its first fashion collections in 1998, however, that the house reached unprecedented global fame, and pioneered high-profile collaborations with artists such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Stephen Sprouse. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Marc Jacobs, the first creative director 1998-2014, and Nicolas Ghesquiere, who helms the brand Today, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images. Showcasing hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book‎

‎Prada Catwalk The Complete Collections‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2019 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500022047.‎

‎Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1913 in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family company in 1979. After initially focusing exclusively on accessories, she presented the houses first fashion collection in 1988. She would soon transform Prada into one of the worlds most influential luxury brands with a deeply personal, sophisticated and subtly subversive approach. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Miuccia Prada, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Gisele to Kate Moss and Kaia Gerber. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.‎

‎Versace Catwalk The Complete Collections‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2021 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500023808.‎

‎'In this book, you find the soul of Versace. I could not be any more proud to share it with the world' Donatella Versace Founded by Gianni Versace in 1978, the family-run fashion house soon grew into a symbol of high glamour and luxury known the world over, dressing the biggest personalities of the 1980s and 1990s, from Madonna to Princess Diana. After Gianni Versace's tragic death in 1997, his sister Donatella became artistic director of the brand, steering it into the 21st century and cementing its legendary status for new generations of fans. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by brief biographical profiles of Gianni Versace and Donatella Versace, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer to Jennifer Lopez and Kaia Gerber. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book. With 1200 illustrations in colour‎

‎Vivienne Westwood Catwalk The Complete Collections‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2021 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500023792.‎

‎One of the most thought-provoking and influential designers in the world - she once declared 'the only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity ' - Vivienne Westwood has been reinventing, changing and challenging the world of fashion for over five decades. Celebrating 40 years of catwalk collections, this book records the inimitable creations imagined by Vivienne Westwood since her first runway show in 1981, as well as those designed by her husband and long-time collaborator, Andreas Kronthaler. Complete with an introduction and collection texts by Alexander Fury, and biographies written by the designers themselves, Vivienne Westwood Catwalk offers a rare opportunity to chart the development of a uniquely creative fashion house. After Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent and Prada, Vivienne Westwood - publishing in Spring 2021 - is the sixth new volume in the best-selling Catwalk series, which offers an unrivalled overview of the collections of the world's top fashion houses through original catwalk photography. With 1300 illustrations in colour‎

‎Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk The Complete Haute Couture Collections 1962-2002‎

‎, Thames & Hudson, 2016 Hardback, 277x190mm, 632p, 1100 bw and col. illustrations. fine condition. ISBN 9780500022399.‎

‎Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroidery and the famous Ballets Russes collection. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Yves Saint Laurent, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of carefully curated catwalk images. these showcase hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.‎

‎Cabinets de curiosit s : Du nord au sud de l'Europe, la fin de la Renaissance, surgirent d' tranges endroits.....‎

‎Paris, Gallimard, 2011 Hardcover, 260 pages, FR. edition, 315 x 235 x 30 mm, Tres bon condition, illustrations / images en couleur / n/b., avec quelques pages pliables, tr s int ressant... ISBN 9782070132775.‎

‎Du nord au sud de l'Europe, la fin de la Renaissance, surgirent d' tranges endroits : secrets ou visibles, dans des demeures royales comme chez des notables ou des apothicaires, tenant la fois de l'antre du magicien et de l'officine, les cabinets de curiosit s rassemblaient, dans un espace souvent compt , un incroyable capharna m couvrant murs et plafonds, d bordant des tiroirs et des cassettes. S'y c toyaient mappemondes et objets d'ivoire, monnaies antiques et cr nes de singe, dents de g ant et cornes de licorne, pierres magiques et queues de sir ne, sans oublier de fascinants oiseaux de paradis qui passaient leur vie voler, supposait-on, puisqu'ils n'avaient pas de pattes... La nature s'y m lait l'art, ou plut t se transformait en art, et l'art en nature, dans une commune capacit stup fier, faire surgir la merveille. C'est ces th tres du bizarre qu'est consacr le pr sent ouvrage. On y retrace bri vement l'histoire du ph nom ne, on en montre les survivances et les transformations au cours des si cles suivants, on y voque des figures peu connues de collectionneurs et d'amateurs attach s au culte de la curiosit ; on en souligne aussi l'influence sur certains des grands mouvements artistiques du XXe si cle, on en suit quelques-uns des d veloppements dans l'art contemporain ; on consid re enfin les motifs et les formes de la r invention du cabinet de curiosit s dans des d cors et des cadres de vie actuels‎

‎Kesling Modern Structures Popularizing Modern Design in Southern California 1934-1962‎

‎, Balcony Press, ISBN 9781890449131.‎

‎Practically unknown today, William Kesling and his design/build firm, Kesling Modern Structures, played an important role in the development and acceptance of modern architecture in Southern California. For one year, beginning in November 1935, William Kesling was by far Los Angeles's most prolific and successful practitioner of Streamline Moderne design, breaking ground on more than 20 projects. His better-known peers, Schindler, Neutra, and other modernists could not so easily desert the principles of economy and austerity. The unschooled Kesling was not bound by such dogma but nevertheless was driven by the noble goal of bringing high-quality modern design within easy reach of the everyday home-buying public. Today his houses and small-apartment buildings are considered collectors items for Los Angeles's cognoscenti and while many have been ruthlessly remodelled, many others are being carefully restored to their original elegance. This is an exploration of Kesling's work. Kesling was one of Julius Shulman's first clients, and the images in this volume were taken with Shulman's first vest-pocket camera.‎

‎Living with style : a passion for home design‎

‎, Manteau 2013, 2013 Hardcover, 208 pages, English, 320 x 300 mm, fine copy, lots of illustrations and photographs, . ISBN 9789002252747.‎

‎Voyage dans la France des Troglodytes in-4,relié avec jaquette,303 pages,abondamment illustré‎

‎ Sides 1992‎

‎Très bon état‎

‎à la découverte des SOUTERRAINS DE PARIS‎

‎Sides 1990 22x29x3cm. 1990. Reliure editeur avec sa jaquette. 336 pages. Très Bon Etat du livre jaquette légèrement frottée sur ses bords‎

‎Wirtz Gardens PART 1 + 2. = 2 Volumes set.‎

‎, Wirtz International, 2008 Set of 2 hardback Volumes, dusjackets, slipcase, 320x270mm, 612p, 490 col.ill, ,English edition / *As new condition !! ISBN 9789076704364.‎

‎Het eerste boek over het werk van deze tuinarchitect met een selectie van private- en publieke tuinen. Jacques Wirtz begon zijn praktijk in 1948 en wordt nu opgevolgd door een volgende generatie. Het getoonde werk bevat naast residentiele opdrachten in binnen- en buitenland ook minder bekende openbare parken, o.a. de Koning Albert II laan te Brussel, de Carrousel tuinen in Parijs, maar ook recent werk zoals de tuinen van Alnwick Castle in Groot Brittanie. De fotografie is van de Chileense kunstfotograaf, Marco Valdivia, leerling van Bill Brandt, teksten van de Engelse auteur Patrick Taylor en layout door Christian Diener. Het werk wordt voorgesteld in 2 banden in een foedraal met een totaal van /- 600 pagina's. The first book about the work of this landscape architect, with a selection of both private and public gardens.Jacques Wirtz started his practice in 1948 and is now succeeded by the next generation. The published work, apart from residential assignments in Belgium and abroad, also contains less known public parks, such as the Avenue Roi Albert II in Brussels and the Carrousel gardens in Paris, as well as more recent work, such as the Ainwick Castle gardens in the UK.The Chilean art photographer and Bill Bandt-follower Marco Valdivia took the photographs for this book, texts are from the English author Patrick Taylor, and layout was in the hands of Christian Diener. This book of app. 600 pages is presented in a case with two separate volumes. ‎

‎Wirtz Gardens PART 1 + 2. + 3 = 3 Volumes set. COMPLET.‎

‎, Wirtz International, 2008 Set of 3 hardback Volumes, dusjackets, slipcases, 320x270mm, 612pp. +, 272pp. 590 col.ill, TEXT IN English edition / *As new condition!! ISBN 9789076704364.‎

‎Het eerste boek over het werk van deze tuinarchitect met een selectie van private- en publieke tuinen. Jacques Wirtz begon zijn praktijk in 1948 en wordt nu opgevolgd door een volgende generatie. Het getoonde werk bevat naast residentiele opdrachten in binnen- en buitenland ook minder bekende openbare parken, o.a. de Koning Albert II laan te Brussel, de Carrousel tuinen in Parijs, maar ook recent werk zoals de tuinen van Alnwick Castle in Groot Brittanie. De fotografie is van de Chileense kunstfotograaf, Marco Valdivia, leerling van Bill Brandt, teksten van de Engelse auteur Patrick Taylor en layout door Christian Diener. Het werk wordt voorgesteld in 2 banden in een foedraal met een totaal van /- 600 pagina's. The first book about the work of this landscape architect, with a selection of both private and public gardens.Jacques Wirtz started his practice in 1948 and is now succeeded by the next generation. The published work, apart from residential assignments in Belgium and abroad, also contains less known public parks, such as the Avenue Roi Albert II in Brussels and the Carrousel gardens in Paris, as well as more recent work, such as the Ainwick Castle gardens in the UK.The Chilean art photographer and Bill Bandt-follower Marco Valdivia took the photographs for this book, texts are from the English author Patrick Taylor, and layout was in the hands of Christian Diener. This book of app. 600 pages is presented in a case with two separate volumes. ‎

‎Valentin HENNEMAN- Kunstenaar tussen Brugge en Bangor‎

‎, privaat uitgave, , 2022 hardcover, 240 pagina's met 200 illustraties en reproducties van schilderijen van Henneman. 23x28cm. ISBN 9789081989152.‎

‎Wie was Valentin Henneman? Geboren in 1861 in Oostkamp Studeert aan de Academies van Brugge en Antwerpen Wordt een veelgevraagd portretschilder van burgemeesters, schepenen, adellijke families, religieuzen. Exposeert op talloze tentoonstellingen in Brugge, Europa en de VS. Reist voor het eerst naar de Verenigde Staten in 1904. De start van een jaarlijkse Commonwealth Art Colony, een zomerschool voor kunstenaars aan de kust van Maine. Huwt in 1917 in Bangor, Maine (VA). Is er niet alleen bekend omwille van zijn portretten en landschappen, maar ook voor zijn ijs- en sneeuwsculpturen n als begenadigd verteller. Sterft in 1930 in Bangor, laat geen kinderen na.‎

‎HENRI STORCK EN DE OOSTENDSE SCHILDERS : Ensor, Spilliaert, Permeke ‎

‎, Snoeck Publishers (Belgium), 2024 PB, 220 x 170 mm, 96 p, 60 illustraties, NL editie,. ISBN 9789461618788.‎

‎Henri Storck, geboren in Brussel op 5 september 1907 en overleden in Ukkel (Brussel) op 17 september 1999, was een Belgische regisseur van vooral documentaires. Hij maakte meer dan zestig films en is onder andere beroemd om kortfilms als Mis re au Borinage. Zijn naam blijft onafscheidelijk verbonden met de Belgische documentaire school, enigszins zoals John Grierson in Groot-Brittanni . Henri Storck realiseerde aanvankelijk avant-gardistische documentaire essays over zijn geboortestad, experimenteerde vervolgens met found footage en maakte een paar militante films. Tijdens de Duitse bezetting bleef hij filmen. Na de bevrijding kreeg hij in Belgi een welhaast offici le status als vader van de Belgische documentaire. Hij inspireerde tal van Belgische cineasten; de gebroeders Dardenne eerden hem daarvoor toen ze in 1999 op het festival van Cannes de Gouden Palm in ontvangst namen voor hun film Rosetta. Henri Storck is ook een van de pioniers van de kunstfilm. In 1944 verfilmde hij al enkele schilderijen van Paul Delvaux, wiens dromerige universum hij op intense wijze wist te evoceren. Als Oostendenaar heeft hij de 'Oostendse schilders' Ensor, Spilliaert en Permeke goed gekend en vaak gefotografeerd en gefilmd. Dit boek wordt uitgegeven in partnership met het Henri Storck Fonds, Mu.ZEE (Oostende) en het Mus e de la Photographie (Charleroi) in het kader van het Ensorjaar. Auteur Patrick Vanslambrouck is autodidact en al jarenlang bezig met het onderwerp. Met een voorwoord van Raoul Servais. Boekpresentatie in het kader van het Ensorjaar 2024 op zondag 18 februari 2024 om 11u bij Mu.ZEE.‎

‎Robert Mols Chroniqueur van het Maritieme Leven.‎

‎, Pandora, 2025 Paperback with flaps, Dimensions 280 x 230 mm, Illustrations throughout col.ill., 160 Pagina's, Dutch (NL) ed. ISBN 9789053254943.‎

‎Robert Mols was een bevoorrecht getuige van de transformatie die de Antwerpse haven in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw onderging. Mols legde die evolutie vast in zijn werk, onder meer in een aantal monumentale havenen redezichten. Hoewel Robert Mols een talentvolle en productieve kunstenaar was, die in zijn tijd enige faam verwierf en goed in de markt lag, is zijn werk vandaag uit de publieke belangstelling geraakt. Dit is de eerste monografie die aan hem gewijd is. ‎

‎THIS USELESS BEAUTY‎

‎, Snoeck Publishers (Belgium), 2024 Hardcover, 128 pag. NL / ENG. edition, 275 x 265 x 18 mm, NIEUW / NEW, illustr. in kleur / color. ISBN 9789461618849.‎

‎Patrick Vertenten (1964, Sint-Gillis-Waas) is een kunstenaar die schildert vanuit het hart. Dankzij diffuus licht en subtiele penseelstreken - vergelijkbaar met de ondiepe focus in cinematografie - baadt het oeuvre van de Belgische kunstenaar in nostalgie en melancholie. Ge nspireerd door film, literatuur, po zie, en muziek, recupereert Vertenten bestaand beeldmateriaal uit verschillende bronnen, dat hij transformeert in een volledige nieuwe karakterstudie van het leven en de mensheid: eenzaamheid, zwakte, intimiteit, verlangen en sehnsucht. De toeschouwer, geraakt door de schoonheid van het schilderij, wordt uitgenodigd om het beeld te verkennen in de nieuwe context. De zware, donkere tonen in het beeld stemmen overeen met het gewicht van het leven. Ze leven op en flikkeren in het contrast met de schilderkunstige hoogtepunten die functioneren als symbolische lichtpunten.//////////////////////Patrick Vertenten (1964, Sint-Gillis-Waas) is an artist who paints from the heart. Thanks to diffuse light and subtle brushstrokes - comparable to the shallow focus in cinematography - the Belgian artist's oeuvre is bathed in nostalgia and melancholy. Inspired by film, literature, poetry, and music, Vertenten recovers existing images from various sources, which he transforms into a completely new character study of life and humanity: loneliness, weakness, intimacy, desire and security. The viewer, touched by the beauty of the painting, is invited to explore the image in its new context. The heavy, dark tones in the image correspond to the weight of life. They come alive and flicker in contrast to the painterly highlights that function as symbolic points of light.‎

‎Orderly Fashion Cum*‎

‎, MER Paper Kunsthalle, 2009 SC / 52 pages / 24,5 x 16,5 cm +photo's.‎

‎MER. Paper Kunsthalle; Maes & Matthys Gallery‎