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The Hands, 1951

  • woodcut, paper
  • 542 x 403 mm
  • Inv. 1986-L

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Artist

Frans Masereel RKD VIAF Wikidata
Blankenberge 1889 - Avignon 1972
woodcutters (printmakers)AAT

Title The Hands
Date 1951
Period 20th century
Medium and support woodcut AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings monogram and year bottom right: FM 1951
signature and year bottom right, outside the depiction: Frans Masereel / 1951
title and edition outside the depiction, bottom left: les mains 19/25
Collection print room
Object type woodcut AAT
Inventory number 1986-L
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1986-L
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3568/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300055865 Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
31A2245 hand Iconclass
31A25 postures and gestures of arms and hands Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31B1 sleeping; unconsciousness Iconclass
31B11 sleeping in bed Iconclass
31E238 seeking death, suicide Iconclass
31E2355 violent death by hanging Iconclass
33C2 lovers; courting, flirting Iconclass
33C23 couple of lovers Iconclass
33C49 rape, violation Iconclass
44G511 murderer Iconclass
48B3 portrait, self-portrait of artist Iconclass
48C532 portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist Iconclass
56DD11 Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa) Iconclass
61B2(MASEREEL, Frans) historical person (MASEREEL, Frans) Iconclass
School / Style Expressionist (style) AAT
Modernist AAT
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