Frans Masereel
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Flemish artist (1889–1972)
Described at
Masereel, Frans (1889-1972) – Frühe Texte der Holocaust- und Lagerliteratur 1933 bis 1949
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Blankenberge
- Place of death
- Avignon
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Gent
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Jules De Bruycker - Frans Masereel in his studio.jpg
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- writing language
- French
- date of birth
- 1889-07-30
- date of death
- 1972-01-03
- topic's main category
- Category:Frans Masereel
- Commons Creator page
- Frans Masereel
- Commons category
- Frans Masereel
- name in native language
- Frans Masereel
- archives at
- Letterenhuis
- has works in the collection
- Huis van het boek
- floruit
- 1922-01-01
- place of burial
- Campo Santo
- birth name
- Frans Laurent Wilhelmina Adolf Lodewijk Masereel
Sources (10)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Frans Masereel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Frans Masereel in his studio, by Jules De Bruycker
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.
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