Frans Claerhout - "Veroordeelde" - Artist proof - Screenprint

Frans Claerhout - (1919-2006 ) - "Vervoordeelde" - (Artist proof)

A3 Hand printed silkscreen 1992

Signed in pencil by the artist.

Artist proof (not numbered)

Framed size: 430mm x 330mm

LIMITED EDITION
ABOUT CLAERHOUT SILKSCREENS: DONE ON 140 gram DUKUSA PAPER

Numbered editions : Although some of Claerhout’s works are not numbered, they are still limited edition and hand printed, authorized by the artist (waw they are all legal prints from the artist) and signed in pencil by Claerhout personally. The original silkscreens were destroyed. No new prints can be made. Gregoire Boonzaier, Pierneef, Claerhout and Wolf Kibel are only 4 of many artists who did not number their whole range. All of these artists have numbered editions which were done on commission.

Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed artist, priest and humanitarian was born on this day in Pittem, western Belgium. After completing his studies, he immigrated to South Africa in 1946 as a Catholic missionary. He was initially posted to the Orange Free State, where he worked among the black people living in and around Bloemfontein. He served primarily in Bloemfontein, Thabanchu and his beloved Tweespruit mission station.

Although Claerhout did not receive formal instruction in painting, his charming style appealed to art lovers and investors alike and he held his first solo exhibition in Johannesburg in 1961.

His artworks - characterised by their warm colours, thick impasto paint, exaggerated forms, humour and compassion - were exhibited widely in South Africa, as well as in Belgium, Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Shipping: Should cost between R100 and R200. It will be sent at cost or can be collected.