francois krige still life oil

THE PAINTING IS 70.5CM BY 45.5CM UNFRAMED.IT IS OIL ON BOARD,THE PAINTING WAS CUT ON THE EDGES DUE TO WATER DAMAGES.

Francois Krige was born in Uniondale in the Cape Province. Krige was the brother of the celebrated writer, Uys
Krige. Francois Krige was regarded in his youth as a golden boy of South African painting. He was undoubtedly an
able talent, his draughtsmanship was both sensitive and powerful, his painting fresh and unfettered by academic
clichés.

Early in his career, Krige was awarded the medal of honour for painting and graphic art by the South African
Academy for Science and Arts in 1949. Despite this recognition he shied away from the art community, but
few who have encountered Krige´s beautiful and evocative paintings celebrating the fauna, flora and people of
southern Africa will disagree that he deserves wider recognition. Little is known and even less written about this
retiring artist. Son of Japie Uys, the legendary rugby centre, and Sannie, the novelist, and brother to the poet Uys
Krige, Francois distanced himself from both the limelight and his famous and perhaps overpowering family to
pursue his art in relative isolation.