Eugene Broerman (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 47 pages, illustrated in color and B&W. Text in French and Dutch by Pierre Fonteyne. - une Moderne Allegorie - een Moderne Allegorie - Peintures et Dessins - Schilderijen En Tekeningen 1864 - 1932 - Soft cover stiff folds - Very fine condition, interior as new, the cover fine. Size: 298 x 212 Mm. Book.

2. Bruxelles, Institut International d'Art Public, ( directeur Eugène Broerman), 1907-1909, in-4°, Issues 1-7 (published in 5 physical issues - there being 3 double issues), publisher's half cloth, some covers slightly soiled, well illustrated issues of ca. 100 pp. Another two physical issues were published (9-12), not present here. Text in French. Important tête de collection of this rare periodical which was devoted to the promotion of art in the public space and the safeguarding of ancient momuments and sites of historical intrest. It emanated from the - in hindsight - naive late19th-century social and scientific optimism wich foresaw an impending end to society's problems. In his introduction the president of the Society, E. Broerman, states that he wants ''to combat for an artistic hygiene in all the fields covered by the public domain and to act against bad taste which spoils the public domain''. Among its board of editors we find famous architects such as L. Cloquet, Edmond Devigne, Victor Horta. P.S. Some issues can be had separately. Please enquire by e-mail.

2. Bruxelles, Themis, 1942, stapled catalogue, 24 x 16 cm, 16 nn pp , 75 lots, with an introductory note by Jean Decoen, orig. wrapp. Eugène Broerman was the founder of the pan-european art mouvement '' L'Art Publique ''.

2. Bruxelles, Galerie Chapelier, 1926, in-4°, 28,5 x 22,5 cm, 32 pp + xvi b/w plates, orig. wrapp. Eugène Broerman was the founder of the pan-european art mouvement '' L'Art Publique ''.

3. S.l. (Bruxelles, Liège), 1905, in-4°, ca. 450 pp, unsewn, disbound, orig. wrapper preserved (but not the spine). Eugène Broerman was the inspirator of a society for the esthetical improvement of the human environment. This idealistic and typical end of the 19th century movement was founded by him in Brussels. From 1905 onwards he published a periodical called '' L'Art Publique''. He also published several proceedings of international congresses which he organised in Belgium (Brussels, Liège) on his favorite theme. This third congres may be considered as one of the major events which he managed to realise. Apart from leading belgian politicians which had honorary functions at this congres he had also engaged architects such as Victor Horta, Winders, Paul Saintenoy, literary figures such as Pol de Mont , Iwan Gilkin, Henry Hymans etc.