Henry van de Velde
Subtitle: catalogue raisonné of the paintings and the works on paper = catalogue raisonné des peintures et des oeuvres sur papier = oeuvrecatalogus van de schilderijen en de werken op papier
By: [compiled by] Ronny Van de Velde, [with an introduction by] Xavier Tricot
Contributors: Ronny Van de Velde (Gallery : Knokke, Belgium)
Publisher: Ludion
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Brussels
Language: eng; fre; dut
Number of pages: 463
ISBN-13: 9789493039605
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Catalogues raisonné; Exhibitions
Other titles: catalogue raisonné of the paintings and the works on paper; catalogue raisonné des peintures et des oeuvres sur papier; oeuvrecatalogus van de schilderijen en de werken op papier; Henry van de Velde: the complete paintings and drawings
Description: "Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) is considered one of the pioneers of modern architecture: he is world-famous for his beautiful buildings, furniture, utensils and typographical creations. Van de Velde, however, is much less well-known as a painter and draughtsman. Nevertheless, he had a lot of talent, especially as a draughtsman: his drawings bear witness to great originality and sincerity. Ten years after his training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1880 to 1883, Van de Velde exchanged painting for the applied arts and architecture, fields in which he would build a brilliant career. His enormous output in the architectural field ensures that there is little interest in his painting work ? that attention only comes much later. Most of Van de Velde's pencil drawings and pastels were made in Wechelderzande ? a small village in the Kempen ?, in Kalmthout and in Knokke-Heist. He also drew landscapes in Weimar and South Tyrol. Despite the large number of exhibitions devoted to Henry van de Velde, few paid sufficient attention to his paintings and drawings. It was only after his death in 1957 that interest in his creations as a painter emerged. This English-language catalogue of his works - with a trilingual introduction by Xavier Tricot, author of the catalogues of James Ensor's paintings and of Fernand Khnopff's and Léon Spilliaert's prints - outlines Henry van de Velde's fascinating career as a painter and gifted draughtsman on the basis of some 60 paintings and 230 drawings. Compiled by Ronny Van de Velde, with an introduction by Xavier Tricot." --AbeBooks web site, viewed 10/11/21
Notes: "Published at the occasion of the exhibition 'Henry van de Velde (1863-1957). Paintings and drawings', at gallery Ronny van de Velde, Knokke, from August 1st to October 10th 2021" --colophon

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Text in English, French and Dutch.