The Life and Art of Frans Masereel Born in the Belgian coastal town of Blankenberge, West Flanders, Frans Masereel was a painter and graphic artist who worked primarily in France. After his father passed away when he was five, his family moved to Ghent. His upbringing was shaped by his mother's marriage to a physician with strong Socialist convictions, and the family participated in protests against the working conditions of Ghent text…