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CLAUDETTE SCHREUDERS
The Three Sisters I, III, II
Five-Color Lithograph
30 x 19
2006
From the Petra Mason Collection
Claudette Schreuders is a South African sculptor whose carved and
painted wooden diminutive figures reflect the ambiguities of the search
for an African identity in the post-apartheid era. Her sculpture is
rooted in both Africa and Europe and she derives her inspiration from
many sources including medieval church figures, West African carving,
and Spanish portraiture.
Claudette Schreuders was born in Pretoria, and lives and works in Cape
Town, where she holds a master’s degree from the Michaelis School of
Fine Art and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Cape Town.
www.claudetteschreuders.com