Francois Krige (South African, 1913-1994) Montagu Signed And Dated ‘Kri
Provenance : [Propriété non datée]
- A private collection, UK
- In 1966, Francois Krige moved from Cape Town to Montagu in western Karoo, where he continued to live until his death in 1994
- Naturally shy and reserved, the artist generally avoided exhibitions and collaborations
- He was drawn by the quiet isolation of Montagu, and the dramatic beauty of her landscapes
- Breyten Breytenbach remembered his friend thus in 2000: It is often said that François Krige was a retiring person, discreet and unostentatious
- Indeed, if we look at how seldom he exhibited and how reluctantly he sold many of his works, it is clear that he shunned the public role or posture
- Whilst the artist rarely exhibited in his own lifetime, his important contribution to the South African art canon is recognised at the Montagu Museum
- The institution was established in 1957 with the aim of preserving the social and cultural achievements of the region’s inhabitants
- A permanent exhibition of Krige’s work is the collection’s crowning glory, perpetuating the artist’s legacy
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