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Frans Masereel
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Frans Masereel

Belgian artist (1889–1972)

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.2

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Born Jul 30, 1889, died Jan 3, 1972.1

About

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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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedRoyal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent3

Upbringing

Frans Masereel was born in the Belgian coastal town Blankenberge in West Flanders on 31 July 1889, and at the age of five, his father died. His mother moved the family to Ghent in 1896. She met and married a physician with strong Socialist convictions, and the family together regularly protested against the appalling working conditions of the Ghent textile workers.

Education

At the age of 18 he began to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in the class of Jean Delvin. His culture, first revolutionary and then anti-militarist, was shaped by reading Russian works such as those of Kropotkin, translated by his Aunt Fanny. In 1909, he visited England and Germany, which inspired him to make his first etchings and woodcuts. In 1911 Masereel settled in Paris for four years and then emigrated to Switzerland, where he worked as a graphic artist for journals and magazines.

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Career

Occupation: illustrator, exlibrist, graphic artist, printmaker, draftsperson, wood engraver, watercolorist, visual artist.5

Personal life

  • BornJul 30, 1889, Blankenberge6
  • DiedJan 3, 1972, Avignon7
  • CitizenshipBelgium8
  • SpouseLaure Malclès-Masereel married 19699

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