PHILIPPE LUIGGI
formerly bookshop Denise Weil
Books & Avant-garde Reviews
Literature, Fine Arts, First Editions.
We offer our clients a selection of books, reviews & ephemera :
Dada, Surrealism, Futurism, Expressionism, Constructivism,
the Belgian avant-garde, Lettrism, Visual & Sound Poetry,
to the avant-gardes of the years ‘60 to ‘80.
Paul Colinet : Correspondance avec Rose Capel (1938-1947)
Bruxelles, Quadri, 2018
The Temptation of St Antony
Washington, 1946-1947
Silbermann : Enseignes sournoises
Paris, 1964 + manuscrit préface de Breton.
Le Point Cardinal : Vasarely 1938-1962
Paris, 1962. Exemplaire du tirage de luxe.
Revue Messages
1939-1946
Anthologie des Sables
Oran, juin 1942.
Le Surréalisme en 947
Bruxelles, [1947].
Gette : Eter
Malmö, du n°1 (1966) au n°5 (1967) : Collection complète.
DE BOOKSHOP
Philippe Luiggi took over the bookshop Denise Weil in 1989, located at rue du Dragon 1 in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, specialized in avant-garde reviews, ephemera and rare books concerning the artistic movements of the twentieth century : Dada, Surrealism, Futurism, Expressionism, Visual & Sound Poetry, Avant-gardes of the years ‘60 to ‘80.
He was also associated with the John Benjamins bookshop located in Amsterdam, with which he published 23 thematic catalogues. They also worked on several important archives, among which those of Henri Chopin, Gianni Bertini and Jacques Lacomblez.
In November 2019, he is the expert (associated with Benoit Forgeot) of the auction of the library Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn “Mille nuits de rêve”, étude Bergé & associés.
THE AVANT-GARDES AND BELGIAN SURREALISM
Settled in Belgium since 2006, Philippe Luiggi developed the field of the Belgian avant-garde by searching for documents of or about artists of Antwerp : Josef Peeters, Victor Servranckx, Floris and Oskar Jespers, Jos Leonard, Karel Maes, Michel Seuphor…
His second field of expertise is Belgian surrealism, with such artists as René Magritte, Paul Nougé, E.L.T. Mesens, Marcel Mariën…
CLAM-BBA – ILAB – CNES
Philippe Luiggi is a member of the CLAM-BBA (Chambre professionnelle belge de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne) which is a part of the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and of the CNES (Chambre Nationale des Experts Spécialisés).
CATALOGUES
Two or three catalogues are published every year.
Our clients are private collectors and we work closely with European and American institutions and museums.
Philippe Luiggi sees visitors by appointment only and is at your disposal for expert evaluation, assessment, purchase or sale of books or reviews.
Coordinates :
45, rue Louis Hymans
1050 Bruxelles
Phone (B): +32 471 095 020
Phone (F): +33 6 08 80 70 36
philippe.luiggi@gmail.com
www.librairiephilippeluiggi.com