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Vintage Poster - Massonet - Chemin de Fer #2300446

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:90.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Vintage Poster - Massonet - Chemin de Fer #2300446
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An unusual piece by a well-known Belgian artists, Massonet ... this travel poster for the Belgian Railways takes us right into the forest.</em></td>
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St. Hubert/Chemin de Fer Belges
Artist : Armand Massonet (1892-1979, Belgian)


Massonet studied at the Academie des Beaux-Arts of Brussels and the Ecole National des Beaux-Arts in Paris. During World War I, Massonet served as a stretcher-bearer for the Belgian Army while working for the art section of the Army, capturing scenes of war and devastation throughout Belgium. He published an art and literary paper called Le Claque à Fond while on the front line. After the war, he taught drawing in different schools and academies of Brussels while publishing books and articles on art and sketch techniques.Massonet's work demonstrates a particular skill for sketching and capturing movement and light. As a painter, he produced numerous portraits and views of cities (Brussels, Paris, Venice) as well as interior scenes. MUF05/$1100
Purchased in Europe, this poster is in very good shape and doesnt show any obvious signs of wear. ALL OF OUR POSTERS ARE ORIGINAL, NON REPRODUCTION PERIOD PIECES. Please check out our other items for sale on this site and e-mail any questions or requests for additional photos.
Thank you for your interest.
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<tr><td>Condition:A</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1940 circa</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Belgium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Imprimerie J.E. Goossens SA, 27 Rue Haberman Bruxelles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:39.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:24.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Vintage Poster - Massonet - Chemin de Fer</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:paper</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Montreal, Quebec</td></tr>
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