Public Domain, Wordless Graphic Novels by Frans Masereel (2,000+ High-Res Scans Archived)
Hey, all.
I spent a few years gathering all of the public domain books and artwork of Frans Masereel, the Belgian woodcut artist, starting in 2020 and a couple of weeks ago. I obtained a huge chunk of material: 2,089 images, drawn from 73 books, many of them imported from European rare book dealers. They are now public domain artwork (in the US) and available to anyone through archive.org.
These are free for reading or for implementing into your own creative projects.
The Sun (1919): https://archive.org/details/img010_202309
25 Images of a Man's Passion (1918): https://archive.org/details/img018_202310
The City (1925): https://archive.org/details/img046_202310
The Eternal Jew (1921): https://archive.org/details/img062
The Idea (1927): https://archive.org/details/The_Idea_Frans_Masereel
My Book of Hours (1919): https://archive.org/details/My_Book_of_Hours_Frans_Masereel_1919
Political Drawings (1923): https://archive.org/details/img110_202310
Story Without Words (1920): https://archive.org/details/Story_Without_Words_by_Frans_Masereel_1920
Revolt of the Machines (1921): https://archive.org/details/img129-a
I also put together a compilation of 1,800 public domain images by Masereel, for anyone interested in just the art:
Youtube Video Format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZYh5PQfQ8
Archive.org PDF (789mb): https://archive.org/details/frans-masereel-career-1918-1930\_pdf
Archive.org Web: https://archive.org/details/frans-masereel-career-1918-1930\_art
Archive.org File/Folder Browser (easier for browsing individual images): https://archive.org/download/frans-masereel-career-1918-1930\_art
Please enjoy!