Frans Masereel, not a Berliner

1926

Looking at this picture, one would think that its author, Frans Masereel (1889-1972), was born in Berlin, or at least in Dresden. But not, he was a Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. In fact, the urban landscape depicted in this image is not Berlin, as I first assumed, but Paris, a city which also boasts an elevated train.

Still, because of his Weimar-style and also because he did visit Berlin where he befriended Georg Grosz, one of the Weimar-era artists by excellence, I welcome him to this blog.