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Is in good condition with fresh colours. Signed lower left. Nicely framed.with solid wood/glass
Dimension of the frame: 48 cm x 42 cm x 2.5 cm
Dimension of the work only: 34 cm x 25 cm
total weight including frame: 2 kg
Frans Martin Claerhout (1919-2006) born in 1919 in Pittem, Belgium, came to South Africa as a Catholic missionary in 1946 and stayed there until his death in 2006. His career started from an artistic family that included Jef Claerhout and May Claerhout as an artist after a visit to Belgium in 1957, where he immersed himself in the museums and with Constant Permeke, among others. Work in multiple museums and commend considerable prices on various auctions
will be carefully packed and shipped 67166983
