Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep

Updated: 23 Aug 2019

Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital after being admitted with pneumonia two weeks prior. Claerhout (87) continued to paint daily during the last few years of his life at a home for retired Catholic priests.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 23). Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149147

South African History Online (2019) 'Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149147 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).

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"Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149147. Accessed 27 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Father Frans Claerhout, acclaimed South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep." South African History Online. August 23, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149147.