#marcel rasmussen

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May 1st, 1964 Danish artist Marcel Rasmussen died, aged 50…

Rasmussen specialized in monochrome woodcuts, often with geometrical abstractions - but also occasionally in the grotesque and fantastic modes.

Above: Masks, 1954 - woodcut/black ink on Japanese paper (SMK)

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Marcel Rasmussen (June 25, 1913 - 1964) was a Danish artist, specializing in woodcut prints - whether abstract geometrical forms, or landscapes such as this one...

[i12bent]

May 1st, 1964 Danish artist Marcel Rasmussen died, aged 50...

Rasmussen specialized in monochrome woodcuts, often with geometrical abstractions. His puppet series from the mid-50s was a stage between his work in book illustrations and his final completely abstract work.

Rasmussen illustrated works as diverse as Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. You can see a lot of his works here: http://marcelrasmussen.com/gallery.html

Above: Marionetter IV, c. 1955 - woodcut