City
City An absolute song for an ongoing visit with timelessness. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents unforgettable images from the tense and dynamic Weimar period, rendered in 100 woodcuts…
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City
An absolute song for an ongoing visit with timelessness. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents unforgettable images from the tense and dynamic Weimar period, rendered in 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty.A pacifist during World War I, Belgian-born Frans Masereel (1889-1972) sympathized with the struggles of the working classes and strived to make his art accessible to ordinary people. -- The New York TimesThis graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars.
Banned by the Nazis, Masereel's works were championed in Communist countries; however, the artist steered clear of political affiliations. His evocative woodcuts convey scenes of work and leisure, wealth and deprivation, and joy and loneliness. His clarity of vision transcends any propagandist use of the images, which stand as timeless