Frans Masereel
Belgian · 1889–1972 · Painter, Printmaker
Frans Masereel was a Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts which focused on political and social issues, such… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Les Ouvrières (Die Arbeiterinnen)Ketterer Kunst · €48,800≈ $60,844≈ £39,427Sign up to see
Sur le bancKetterer Kunst · €18,750≈ $23,378≈ £15,149Sign up to see
Dunes à EquihenVan Ham · €18,060≈ $21,791≈ £16,343Sign up to see
Frans Masereel’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 100 auction results for Frans Masereel between 2002 and 2025, of which 83 sold (83%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $54Sign up free to see to $60.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $60.8kSign up free to see for Les Ouvrières (Die Arbeiterinnen) at Ketterer Kunst in June 2012. The most common medium is oil paintings (58 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (50), Ketterer Kunst (16) and Van Ham (16).
100 results · page 1 of 3
- Maisons et barque, 1931€11,430≈ $13,243≈ £10,006Sign up free to see
- €100≈ $108≈ £84Sign up free to see
- €170≈ $178≈ £141Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1932€7,260≈ $7,646≈ £6,055Sign up free to see
- Maison sur le port, 1961€3,696≈ $4,109≈ £3,111Sign up free to see
- Dunes à Equihen, 1932€12,600≈ $13,703≈ £10,841Sign up free to see
- €1,600≈ $1,724≈ £1,409Sign up free to see
- Nu dans les herbes, 1943€4,620≈ $4,889≈ £3,891Sign up free to see
- L'Epave, 1930€7,500≈ $8,468≈ £6,379Sign up free to see
- €10,320≈ $11,676≈ £8,772Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Frans Masereel that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Frans Masereel paintings (60)Frans Masereel oil paintings (58)Frans Masereel works on paper (25)Frans Masereel watercolors (10)Frans Masereel drawings (8)Frans Masereel prints (15)Frans Masereel lithographs (3)Frans Masereel woodcuts & linocuts (8)
Frans Masereel: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Frans Masereel at auction?
$60,844Sign up free to see, for Les Ouvrières (Die Arbeiterinnen) at Ketterer Kunst (June 2012) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Frans Masereel?
The median sale price is $4.6kSign up free to see across 83 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Frans Masereel have sold at auction?
83 of 100 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2025. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Frans Masereel?
Lempertz, Ketterer Kunst and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Ketterer Kunst · Van Ham
About Frans Masereel
Frans Masereel was a Belgian painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts which focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He completed over 40 wordless novels in his career, and among these, his greatest is generally said to be Passionate Journey.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domainPassionate Journey, 1919
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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