" Anvers (Antwerpen) ,first year, 1884, in-folio (43 x 30 cm) later in-4° (30 x 21,5 cm), first year 416 pp with 52 photo illustrations, second year, 1885, 720 pp with ca.90 full page photo engravings, third year 1886, 384 pp with ca. 60 photo engravings index. Scarce Antwerp art periodical which pays much attention to the contemporary art scene (exhibitions, auctions, salons etc.). Contributors include Max Rooses, Georges Eekhoud, Ivan Gilkin a.o. The illustrations, many of contemporary Antwerp paintings , are of a very high technical quality. AVAILABLE; Year 1884 (black cloth), 1885 (buckram, lacks separate title) , 1886 ( half-leather, some loose pages) Complete, all published (see Antilope SBA). Text in French."
Anvers (Antwerpen) ,second year, 1885, in-4° (30 x 21,5 cm), 720 pp with ca.90 full page photo engravings. Complete year of a scarce Antwerp art periodical which much attention to the contemporary art scene (exhibitions, auctions salons etc.). Contributors include Max Rooses, Georges Eekhoud, Ivan Gilkin a.o. The illustrations, many of contemporary Antwerp paintings, are of a very high technical quality. In all three years were published. (only year 2 available here).
"3. Anvers, ( Antwerpen ) , Directeur Jos. Theunis , 1880-1881, in-8°, 468 pp, index bound in, contemporary red half cloth, wrappers not bound in, lacks the announced plates (9). Complete year of a rare Antwerp art periodical. Contributors include T. Hannon, Jan Baes, Lucien Solvay, L. van Keymeulen... The periodical contains lively articles on the Antwerp and Belgian art scene, especially on art exhibitions such as; Salon de Gand, Als Ick Kan , Cercle Artistique, Charles Verlat, ... In all 7 years were published (from 1878-1884)."
"3. Anvers, ( Antwerpen ) , Directeur Jos. Theunis , 1879-1880, large in-8°, 438 pp, index bound in, contemporary black half leather, wrappers not bound in, with 28 illustrations of which some photo engravings. Binding with some wear, interior with some slight stains but on the whole still a good copy. Complete year of a rare Antwerp art periodical. Contributors include T. Hannon, George Eekhoud, Lucien Solvay , L. van Keymeulen... Among the illustrations are calotype portraits of the Antwerp painters Jan Swerts and Jacob Jacobs.The periodical contains lively articles on the Antwerp and Belgian art scene, especially on art exhibitions such as ; Salon de Gand, d'Anvers, de Paris, Cercle Artistique, Charles Verlat, ... In all 7 years were published (from 1878-1884)."
"0. Anvers, ( Antwerpen ) , Directeur Jos. Theunis , 1879-1880, large in-8°, 438 pp, index bound in, contemporary red half cloth, wrappers not bound in, no illustrations, lacks all plates. Complete year of a rare Antwerp art periodical. Contributors include T. Hannon, George Eekhoud, Lucien Solvay , L. van Keymeulen... but lacks all illustrations.The periodical contains lively articles on the Antwerp and Belgian art scene, especially on art exhibitions such as ; Salon de Gand, d'Anvers, de Paris, Cercle Artistique, Charles Verlat, ... In all 7 years were published (from 1878-1884)."
"2. Anvers, ( Antwerpen ) , Directeur Jos. Theunis , 1884-1885, large in-8°, 224 pp, contemporary red half cloth, wrappers not bound in, no illustrations. The complete last year of a rare Antwerp art periodical. Contributors include T. Hannon, George Eekhoud, Lucien Solvay , L. van Keymeulen... The periodical contains lively articles on the Antwerp and Belgian art scene, especially on art exhibitions such as ; Salon de Gand, d'Anvers, de Paris, Cercle Artistique, J. van Beers, ... In all 7 years were published (from 1878-1884). This is the last year. The periodical merged with the '' Chronique des Beaux-Arts ''."
" Anvers, ( Antwerpen ) , Directeur Jos. Theunis , 1878-1879, large in-8°, 510 pp + II pp (table) + (9/14) plates outside the text. Bound in, contemporary black half leather, wrappers not bound in, with only 9 out of the 14 illustrations ( of which some are photo engravings. Binding with some wear, all the plates have come loose in the binding - because they were mounted on thick board interior with some slight stains and foxing. Unfortunately an incomplete copy of this rare Antwerp art periodical. Contributors include T. Hannon, George Eekhoud, Lucien Solvay , L. van Keymeulen, Sleeckx, Max Rooses...... Among the illustrations are calotype views of the ''Blauwe Toren ''; the interior of the studio of the painter Wauters....The periodical contains lively articles on the Antwerp and Belgian art scene, especially on art exhibitions such as ; Salon de Gand, d'Anvers, de Paris, Cercle Artistique, ... In all 7 years were published (from 1878-1884)."