La Ville

1925

Frans Masereel

Associated Names
Frans Masereel

Artist, Belgian, 1889 - 1972

This is a drawing of an industrial cityscape. The drawing features tall buildings and chimneys releasing smoke into the sky. In the foreground, there are stylized flowers and plants. The black and white composition uses strong contrasts, emphasizing the structures and smoke against the lighter background. The detailed buildings and repeated smoke plumes depict the industrial elements. Bold lines and stark contrasts give the drawing a woodcut-like appearance, emphasizing the contrast between the natural foreground and the industrial background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Elizabeth C. Lukacs

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.3 x 11.2 cm (6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.2 x 18.6 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.35.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zweig 1961, Vol. B, no. 14, State (single print from the volume)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Elizabeth C. Lukacs, Washington, DC; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1961

  • Zweig, Stefan. Frans Masereel. Dresden, 1961.

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: Frans Masereel

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q75125266

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