An expressive original pastel by celebrated Belgian-South African artist Frans Claerhout, capturing a seated, contemplative figure rendered in his unmistakable folk-expressionist idiom. Characterized by vigorous black contour lines set against dynamic vertical strokes of cobalt blue, yellow, and soft rose, the piece conveys the artist's signature humanistic warmth and spiritual lyricism. Signed F. CLAERHOUT in the lower right margin, the work is elegantly mounted in a wide cream passe-partout with a gilt fillet and housed in an ornate, classical stepped gilt frame.

Condition
The artwork and frame present in very good, well-preserved vintage condition, exhibiting minor age-appropriate surface wear to the gilt moulding.

Dimensions

Frame: 64.5 cm x 55 cm

Art: 28.5 cm x 19.5 cm