Bidspirit auction | Masereel, Frans (1889-1972)

Masereel, Frans (1889-1972) - Ville du port, 1961 Oil on canvas Monogrammed and dated lower right, and signed and dated on the reverse 18.03 × 10.63 in Although the Belgian artist Frans Masereel is primarily renowned as a pioneer of the modern woodcut novel, his graphic mastery is also reflected in his painting. Throughout his life, he employed strong, dark contour lines and luminous fields of color to address socially critical and pacifist themes in the style of engaged realism.