Bidspirit auction | Emile Verhaeren. “Der seltsame Handwerker

Emile Verhaeren. “Der seltsame Handwerker und andere Erzaehlungen”, Nude Woodcuts by Frans Masereel, 1st ed.,1923, in German. - Emile Verhaeren. “Der seltsame Handwerker und andere Erzaehlungen”, Nude Woodcuts by Frans Masereel, 1st ed.,1923, in German. Uebertragen von Friderike M. Zweig, Leipzig: Im Insel Verlag, 1923., 108 pp., Mit 26 Holzschnitten von Frans Masereel Hard illustrated cover, size: 21 x 24.5 cm. Condition: some wear, rubbing and damping to cover; tear to rear hinge of spine; several sporadic stains internally; Weight: 350 gr. 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. Emile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren (21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet and art critic who wrote in the French language. He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions.