FRANCOIS KRIGE (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1913-1994) Montagu signed and dated ‘Kri
Provenance : Provenance 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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