Art, literature & historyFrans Masereel
1889–1972
Selected artwork
Business-Man, from Genius, Zeitschrift für werdende und alte Kunst (Magazine for Emerging and Ancient Art), Year 2, no. 1
1920
Other names (6)
Fa-lang-shih Mai-sui-lai-le, Frans Masareel, Frans Maserell, Frants Maserel, Mai-sui-lai-le, Masereel
Biography
Frans Masereel (31 July 1889 – 3 January 1972) was a Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts which focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He completed over 40 wordless novels in his career, and among these, his greatest is generally said to be Passionate Journey.
Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and Otto Nückel.
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Later influence
- Nicolae Tonitzaeditorial inference
Evidence
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Frans Masereel. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- musée Picasso — Antibes18 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art12 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art7 recorded works
- musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg — Strasbourg5 recorded works
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts3 recorded works
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux1 recorded work