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The image is taken from "The City",a woodcut novel by Frans Masereel, plate #5. Originally published in German, "Die Stadt", in 1925 by Kurt Wolff Verlag AG, Munich Original image size 3-3/8" x 4-7/8". Mosaic size: 5'-11-1/2" x 9'-0-1/2". Ceramic Tile on reinforced concrete. Frans Masereel (fräns mäsaral), painter and graphic artist, was born in the Belgian Blankenberghe in 1889. At the age of 18, he began studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. His first woodcuts date from 1909, inspired by travels in England and Germany. From 1911 to 1915 he lived in Paris. At the outbreak of the First World War he fled to Geneva in neutral Switzerland, where he worked as a graphic artist. In 1921 the artist returned to Paris, where his woodcut series brought him international fame. Masereel continued to live in France, fleeing Paris during World War II, but continuing his work in oil and graphic arts. He died Jan 3 1972, Avignon, France, and is entombed at Gent. Frans Masereel Links: Frans Masereel at Graphic Witness http://www.fransmasereel.com/ Frans Masereel 'Die Idee' Frans Masereel (1889 - 1972) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews wwar.com/masters/m/masereel-frans.html 
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