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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frans Masereel has received more than 161,223 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Frans Masereel is the 702nd most popular painter (down from 695th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 240th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frans Masereel ranks 702 out of 2,023. Before him are Reza Abbasi, Dong Yuan, Paul Gavarni, Herri met de Bles, Eugene de Blaas, and Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka. After him are Amédée Ozenfant, Franz von Bayros, Eugène Carrière, Moritz von Schwind, Paula Rego, and Bruno Liljefors.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Frans Masereel ranks 73. Before him are Alma Karlin, Khudiram Bose, Philippe Thys, Harry Nyquist, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, and Pavel Dybenko. After him are Ernst Niekisch, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Efim Bogoljubov, Kenwa Mabuni, Rezső Seress, and Erhard Raus. Among people deceased in 1972, Frans Masereel ranks 70. Before him are Edgar Snow, Clara Campoamor, Eugène Tisserant, Akim Tamiroff, Ettore Bastico, and Alejandra Pizarnik. After him are Harlow Shapley, Paul Goodman, C. Rajagopalachari, Stephen Timoshenko, Viktor Barna, and Watchman Nee.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frans Masereel ranks 236 out of 1,190. Before him are Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), Georges Leekens (1949), Jodocus Hondius (1563), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Herri met de Bles (1480), and Patrick Bauchau (1938). After him are Juliana of Liège (1193), Leo Tindemans (1922), Jean Rey (1902), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Emile Vandervelde (1866), and Guy Thys (1922).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Frans Masereel ranks 44. Before him are Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Frans Hogenberg (1535), and Herri met de Bles (1480). After him are Antoine Wiertz (1806), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Jan Fyt (1611), and Frans Floris (1519).

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