L'oeuvre

L'œuvre First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon impérial paper, the tirage de tête. Handwritten signature by Frans Masereel to colophon.
Illustrated with 60 wood engravings by Frans Masereel.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Frans Masereel to the great visual artist, engraver, painter and illustrator Jules de Bruycker, who taught Frans Masereel the art of engraving: “en me souvenant des vieux jours...” (“Remembering the old days...”)