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Farm Home and Mountains II

John Faure

Artwork Details

Artist          John Faure 
Title            Farm Home and Mountains II
Medium      Oil on board (60 x 90 cm)

About the Artist

John Lawrence Faure is recorded as a South African landscape painter and is one of the lesser known artists in traditional landscape painting. However, his most common themes are mountains, coastal landscapes and farmlands. He taught his son, Keith John Faure, how to paint. The sources reviewed do not provide a sufficiently verified birth date, birthplace, city of practice, formal education or major awards. These details should remain open pending confirmation from an archival catalogue, estate record or authoritative collection file.

About this Artwork

Farm Home and Mountains II depicts a homestead nestled within a dramatic mountainous landscape. The work explores the relationship between human settlement and the natural environment, presenting the farm as both shelter and point of connection to the land. Landscape painting formed a significant part of Faure's practice, and here the delicate balance between architecture, water and mountains creates a sense of harmony and belonging. The painting reflects a longstanding tradition in South African landscape art that celebrates the beauty and scale of the countryside.