La ciudad frans masereel biography
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Frans Masereel was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France.!
The City (wordless novel)
Book of woodcut prints by Frans Masereel
The City (French: La Ville: cent bois gravés) is a 1925 wordless novel by Flemish artist Frans Masereel.
In 100 captionless woodcut prints Masereel looks at many facets of life in a big city.
Background
Frans Masereel (1889–1972) was born in Blankenberge, Belgium.
Passionate Journey: A Novel Told in Woodcuts by Maserell Frans R. () Paperback.His stepfather's political beliefs left an impression on the young Masereel, who often accompanied him in socialist demonstrations. Masereel left to study art on his own in Paris and volunteered as a translator for the Red Cross in Geneva during World War I.
He drew newspaper political cartoons, and copublished a journal in which he published his first woodcut prints. In 1918 he created the book of woodcuts to feature a narrative, 25 Images of a Man's Passion, which he followed with Passionate Journey (1919),The Sun (1919), Story Without Words (1920), and The Idea (1920).
Content and style
Unlike many of Masereel's other books,