Monsiel's intricate labyrinths and worlds dominated by faces were all hand drawn around 1942 onto small scraps of paper by candlelight. Perhaps a cathartic activity to busy himself with as he awaited convinced that he would be captured by the Nazis. I was fortunate to see several of his drawings, and though a cliche- you cannot help but affirm that art is better in the flesh. the meticulous nature and minuscule faces into faces beside other faces can only truly be appreciated from the original.
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