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Frans Masereel

1889 - 1972

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Masereel is the 617th most popular painter (up from 702nd in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 236th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frans Masereel ranks 617 out of 2,023. Before him are Benvenuto Tisi, Léon Cogniet, Edmund Leighton, Arshile Gorky, Jules Breton, and Hans Burgkmair. After him are Francesco del Cossa, Tom of Finland, Bernard van Orley, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, Will Sampson, and Anton Janša.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Frans Masereel ranks 68. Before him are Olave Baden-Powell, Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, Zoltán Tildy, Amrit Kaur, and Harry Nyquist. After him are Reggie Walker, Stanislav Kosior, R. G. Collingwood, María Capovilla, Takeo Kurita, and Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland. Among people deceased in 1972, Frans Masereel ranks 65. Before him are S. R. Ranganathan, Clara Campoamor, Hugo Steinhaus, Jules Romains, Henry de Montherlant, and Aspasia Manos. After him are Matvei Zakharov, Arnold Jackson, William Dieterle, René Mayer, George Sanders, and George, Crown Prince of Serbia.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frans Masereel ranks 228 out of 1,190. Before him are Robert Cailliau (1947), Pierre Deligne (1944), Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), and Adrien de Gerlache (1866). After him are Bernard van Orley (1487), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Paul Bril (1556), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Melchior Broederlam (1355), and Theodor de Bry (1528).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Frans Masereel ranks 39. Before him are Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Roelant Savery (1576), and Juan de Flandes (1450). After him are Bernard van Orley (1487), Paul Bril (1556), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), and Peter Snayers (1592).

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