Bastyns, Edmond (& Cie)

Identity

Category

Person (Male)

Alternative name or descriptor

  • Droguerie centrale

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Status

  • Connected / Amateur

Details

Life dates

Beerse, 1866 - Wilrijk, 1959

Activity

1899 - 1914 / Anvers, Rue des Tanneurs, 29
Predecessor: Sellbach Ed. # Successor: Marinus Léopold
Edmond Marie Joseph, ° 17.5.1866; + 12.7.1959. Hardware store. Photographic supplies. The firm of "Edmond Bastijns & Cie" was founded in Antwerp on 1.3.1902 for a period of 10 years, for the purpose of "trading in chemical products and the sale and purchase of photographic cameras". Shareholders were Bastyns himself, described as a druggist, Auguste Demblon, an electrician and Franz Willems, a clerk (see those names). Member of the photography section of the "Katholieke Kring" in 1900-1907 ("Bastijns", no initial). Prize winner in a photography competition organised the "Societe Royale Nautique Anversoise" in 1903 (Le Matin, 2.11.1903). Bastijns gave a public course of instruction on photography under the auspices of the "Liefhebbers Fotografenkring van Berchem" beginning on 7.11.1904. Listed as a member of the "Liefhebbers Fotografenkring van Berchem" in 1905, with address at Rue des Soeurs-Noires, 17. Member of the "Cercle d'études photographiques et scientifiques d'Anvers" in 1908 (no initial).
An adept of the autochrome process, Bastyns invented a trichromatic camera in 1908. Collaborated with Joseph Sury (see that name) to commercialize their joint patents for colour photography, 1908-1911. Photographs published in "Le National Illustré" in 1907 and 1909. Although Leopold Marinus was already advertising as his successor in August 1914, Bastyns was still listed in the Ratinckx directory at this address until at least 1922. An obituary referred to him as a former employee of the Gevaert company.

Locations

1899 - 1914 / Anvers, Rue des Tanneurs, 29

Exhibitions

Antwerp, 1900; Antwerp, 1900 ABP; Antwerp, 1903 ABP; Antwerp, 1904 ABP; Antwerp, 1904/05.

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Affiliations

Affiliated entity

Association belge de Photographie

Type of affiliation

Member of

Dates of affiliation

1894 - 1914

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Record source

DIRECTORY_1997#5067

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ revised 6.2.2017, 26.3.2017 & 15.1.2018; MCC revised 20.5.2018; SFJ revised 5.8.2019, 27.6.2020, 20.9.2020, 7.12.2020, 22.1.2021, 2.6.2021, 30.9.2021 & 13.3.2022 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 15.6.2020, 28.10.2020, 25.2.2021, 22.2.2023, 4.4.2023, 15.4.2024 & 15.7.2024; SFJ revised 20.7.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght;

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