ARS ASIATICA - 7 VOLUMES Historically, photographic reproductions and illustrated art books have had a defining role in the dissemination of art historical ideas and in the perception of artworks. The art books published by Éditions G. Van Oest are remarkable examples of art publishing in the early twentieth century. Operating from Brussels and Paris, Gérard Van Oest (1875-1935) published abundantly illustrated books that stand out because of their quality in photography and print. Among them is Ars Asiatica, a series of 18 volumes on Asian art that ran from 1914 until 1935, edited by French-Russian art historian and orientalist Victor Goloubew (1878- 1945). Goloubew was a member of the École française d’Extrême-Orient and an avid photographer who supplied an extensive amount of the photographs published from his own travels. The series is one of the first prestigious, detailed and illustrated accounts on Asian art in Europe. Title : Vol. 1 – Le Peinture Chinoise au musée Cernuschi en 1912 Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1914 Language : French Pages : 97 pages of text + 47 plates Title : Vol. 2 – Six Monuments de la sculpture chinoise Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1914 Language : French Pages : 39 pages of text + 52 plates Title : Vol. 3 – Sculptures Civaites de l’Inde Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Edito r: G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1921 Language : French Pages : 29 pages of text + 47 plates Title : Vol. 4 – Les Sculptures chames au mesèe de Tourane Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1922 Language : French Pages : 45 pages of text + 30 plates : tot pages 87 Title : Vol. 5 – Bronzes Khmèrs Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1923 Language : French Pages : 60 pages of text + 51 plates Title : Vol. 6 – L’art Asiatique au British Museum (Sculpture et Peinture) Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Goloubew Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1925 Language : French Pages : 74 pages of text + 64 plates Title : Vol. 8 – L’Art Javanais dans les Musèes de Hollande et de Java Author : Studies and documents by the director Victor Editor : G. Van Oest & Cie, Bruxelles and Paris Edition : First Edition Period : 1926 Language : French Pages : 79 pages of text + 60 plates Provenience : Collection Vecht Amsterdam* *Aaron Vecht (1886-1965) was the owner of Art Gallery A. Vecht in Amsterdam. The gradson Constant Vecht is the Aaron Vecht's grandson, and he is the actual director of Kunstzalen A. Vecht. Kunstzalen A. Vecht was founded by Aäron Vecht around 1910. The gallery consisted of more rooms, the ‘zalen', where Mr. Vecht housed a broad range of art; Delftware, old glass, but also Asian art and modern paintings. Now the third generation is in charge and sticks to the original concept of the gallery: buying and selling important or rare or just beautiful works of art from all periods and all continents. The pictures are part of description, so you can see the condition and the dimension of each Volume. Parcel with safe and solid packaging materials. - Ready to ship in 2/3 Days - Shipment time from 3 to 15 days : depends on the distance of Country. - Worldwide Delivery - Tracking Code Shipment - COMBINED SHIPPING : It is possible to combine shipping for multiple lots in this auction, just write me a message in the chat of the first lot you paid for, and I'll adjust the shipping costs for the other lots before you pay for them.