Jane Block Gisbert Combaz (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Very clean and sound. Unread copy. 143 pgs. Text in English. Exhibition Catalogue. Brussels, Belgium. 1999.

Softcover. Condition: VG+. White wraps with color illustration and blue text. 143 pp. Color and bw illustrations. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Gisbert Combaz (1869-1941)", Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, Mont des Arts, Brussels, September 17-October 30, 1999.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Covers show some light scuffing and shelf wear. Old Thriftbooks bar code sticker on lower side of spine.

A review of the work of the well-recognized Belgian Art Noveau artist. 143 pages including Appendices, Chronology, Selected Bibliography, Summary in Dutch, French, & Index. Illustrated. Fine trade paperback in decorative wrappers (soft cover book)/ no dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New. Gisbert Combaz is among a handful of turn-of-the century poster artists to create a personal style that is still recognizable today. His posters for the exhibition society La Libre Esthetique and his sets of postcards are as prized now as they were in Combaz's day. As this lavishly illustrated book reveals, however, Combaz was also an accomplished graphic artist, painter, and art critic who made important contributions to Western understanding of the art of the Far East and was an inspiring teacher to several generations of Belgian artists. For this thoroughly researched first study of Combaz's life, the author consulted family documents, unpublished photographs, works in private collections, and institutional and governmental archives to offer a full assessment of the man and his oeuvre. Included are a biographical essay and an analysis of his major works, with extensive documentation of his 24 posters.…

2. Antwerpen, Pandora, Brussel, Bibliotheque royale de Belgique, 1999. In-4°, 29,5 x 25 cm, 142pp with 50 colour and 159 monochrome illustrations. Original stiff wrapper. This is the first detailed biographical survey of this Belgian Art Nouveau artist, renowned for his posters and postcards, much of which was recorded at the time in "The Studio", "Art et Decoration" and "L'Estampe et l'Affiche". This study contains a bibliography of his writings, a list of commissions and documentation relating to his posters; with a select bibliography. The text is in English with short summaries in French and Dutch.…

Pandora, 1999. Un volume broché (24,5 x 29,5 cm) de 143 pp. Très nombreuses illustrations. Ouvrage en anglais publié à l'occasion de l'exposition sur Gisbert Combaz à Bruxelles en 1999. Ouvrage en bon état. Complet du supplément en français de la description des oeuvres exposées. Livres.