| Passionate Journey: A Vision in Woodcuts Contributor(s): Masereel, Frans (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0486460185 ISBN-13: 9780486460185 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Frans Masereel was one of the greatest woodcut artists of the 20th century. This graphic novel is considered his masterpiece. A novel in pictures, we follow our hero from the first bustling frame to the last haunting image and discover a spirit in quest, existing in a world of good and evil, love and heartbreak. Includes a wonderful introduction by Thomas Mann. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Art | Individual Artists - General |
| Dewey: 769.92 |
| LCCN: 2007031398 |
| Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.32" W x 9.22" (0.66 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Look at these powerful black-and-white figures, their features etched in light and shadow . . . Has not this passionate journey had an incomparably deeper and purer impact on you than you have ever felt before?" -- Thomas Mann Belgian-born Frans Masereel (1889-1972) was one of the greatest woodcut artists of the twentieth century. Ingeniously portraying the human experience through dramatic art, this novel-without-words -- crafted from 167 intricate woodcuts -- is considered to be the Flemish artist's masterpiece. A feast for the eyes and the imagination, this powerful visual narrative details the life of an ordinary man. From the first bustling frame to the last haunting image, we are deeply drawn into the hero's day-to-day encounters, and discover a spirit in quest -- one that we can profoundly relate to, emotionally and intellectually. Through each extraordinarily vivid depiction, readers feel the hero's happiness, grief, awe, and despair. |