Jean Delville - Maître de l'idéal by Various

Jean Delville was a prominent member of 'Les XX' (The Twenty), a group of brilliant young Belgian artists that the resurgence of appreciation for fin-de-siecle 'academic' painting has re-evaluated as the heart of Symbolism. They focus on artists that are mostly ignored by publishers, rescuing the legacy of many 19th Century Painters who were on the very edge of the precipice, one step from the void that threatens to swallow up all memory of their work.

paper-stock, binding methods, image reproduction quality/resolution, dustjacket design &/or cover material/format, overall book design, page layouts), as well as their decidedly eclectic choices of subject matter.

The few Somogy volumes in my library stand out for their superb production values (i.e. Somogy are not one of the larger European artbook publishers, like the internationally prolific Taschen, and they don't have the reputation and impressive back-catalogues of Thames & Hudson or Hatje Cantz, but when I come across a book that lists Somogy as the publisher, my interest-level rises by at least 30%. A portrait may not be reproduced without the permission of the person represented or their heirs for 20 years after their death.Eisnein's No.13 Favorite Artist/Artbook. 166.: 'For anonymous or pseudonymous works, copyright protection lasts for 70 years after publication unless there is no doubt about the author's identity or they reveal their identity, in which case copyright lasts for 70 years after the death of the author.' and 'The above durations all end on 1 January of the year following the last year of protection. As of Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Belgium, Code de droit économique (WIPO), Art. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin as a photograph by an anonymous author where the copyright term is the publication date plus 70 years, and also the photographed person's year of death + 20 years (Jean Delville died in 1953). Licensing Public domain Public domain false false 136 (digital print released by the scientific director of the book at )

Jean Delville - Maître de l'idéal by Various