Hugo Claus (1929-2008) - Fuga/Herfst 1

Original color lithograph from 1979 by Belgian Cobra artist/painter/writer/poet Hugo Claus on beautifully preserved hand-made paper. Good condition of the paper and the artwork! Very colorful and bright.

The lithograph was published in 1979 in the collectible folder 'Fuga' by the publisher 'De Volle Maan'. The complete folder always contains copies of Summer 1 and 2, Spring 1 and 2, Winter 1 and 2, and Autumn 1 and 2. This lithograph is named: Autumn 1.

Signed and numbered in pencil on 300 copies. This lithograph is accompanied by a haiku written by Hugo Claus (see photos).

The work is signed and also numbered by Hugo Claus.

PLEASE NOTE: the numbered and signed colophon + front page + page with an explanation about 'Fuga' are NOT included (see last four photos). The purchase concerns only the lithograph and the haiku.

CHARACTERISTICS:
Artist: Hugo Claus
Title: Fuga / Autumn 1 (1979)

Dimensions of the lithograph:
- Paper size: 56 x 38 cm
- Paper: handmade paper
- Condition of the color print: Perfect condition (see photo)

EXTRA INFORMATION ABOUT HUGO CLAUS:

Hugo Claus (1929–2008) was one of the most important and versatile artists in the Dutch-speaking world. He was born in Bruges (Belgium) and grew up in a Catholic boarding school, an experience that later had a strong influence on his work. Claus was active as a novelist, poet, playwright, film director, painter and illustrator. His oeuvre is characterized by pronounced vitality, sexuality, social criticism and a continual search for freedom against religious and civil conventions.

In the fifties he joined the experimental art movements of his time and maintained close contacts with avant-garde artists. As a writer he broke through definitively with the monumental novel The Sorrow of Belgium (1983), in which he investigates collaboration, Catholic upbringing, and Flemish identity during World War II. This work is regarded as a peak of Dutch-language literature of the twentieth century.

Besides prose, Claus also wrote influential plays and poetry collections, often permeated with mythic motifs, corporeality, and irony. He also directed films, including The Sacrament, and remained an active visual artist throughout his life.

Claus received numerous literary prizes and was repeatedly named as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 2008 in Antwerp by euthanasia after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. His legacy is considered exceptionally rich and influential: Hugo Claus is regarded as a cultural giant who deeply shaped Flemish and European art and literature.

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