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20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting by Fernand Carette
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20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting by Fernand Carette

1940 - 1960
Sold 21 November 2025 · School House Antiques
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Fernand Carette 1921- 2005 Futuristic surrealist landscape . oil painting by Belgian artist Carette painted during the 1960s while he was working with the Phases group . 64cm x 49cm / 80cm x 64cm framed .

Fernand Carette, born in 1921 in Marcinelle and died in 2005, was a Belgian painter. Painter, draftsman, Fernand Carette trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi between 1935 and 1946.

Painter, draftsman, gouache painter. Training at the Academy of Charleroi (1935-1946). Between 1940 and 1948, he sought his own style and aesthetics. First exhibition at the Galerie "Le Parc" in Charleroi in 1949. He works both in a figurative and abstract style but most often opts for lyrical abstraction, through which he can express his personality without having to disguise his fight, his sorrow, his despair, his disgust. Around 1965, he got closer and closer to surrealism and worked with the "Phases" group. Winner of "La Jeune Peinture Belge" in 1959. Author in 1956 of a mural for the Bank of Africa in Brussels and in 1961, he worked on the decoration of a ceiling for the Bourse du Commerce et de l' Industry in Charleroi. Exhibited in Brussels at the Galerie "Saint-Laurent", at the Galerie "Quadri" in 1990 and at the Galerie "Dupuis" (Crédit Agricole) in 2002.

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Fernand Carette 1921- 2005 Futuristic surrealist landscape .
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oil painting by Belgian artist Carette painted during the 1960s while he was working with the Phases group.
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. 64cm x 49cm / 80cm x 64cm framed .

fig 1. A framed surrealist oil painting featuring complex abstract imagery, dark tones, and a crescent moon motif.
fig 1. 20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting by Fernand Carette

Fernand Carette, born in 1921 in Marcinelle and died in 2005, was a Belgian painter. Painter, draftsman, Fernand Carette trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Charleroi between 1935 and 1946.

Painter, draftsman, gouache painter. Training at the Academy of Charleroi (1935-1946). Between 1940 and 1948, he sought his own style and aesthetics. First exhibition at the Galerie "Le Parc" in Charleroi in 1949. He works both in a figurative and abstract style but most often opts for lyrical abstraction, through which he can express his personality without having to disguise his fight, his sorrow, his despair, his disgust. Around 1965, he got closer and closer to surrealism and worked with the "Phases" group. Winner of "La Jeune Peinture Belge" in 1959. Author in 1956 of a mural for the Bank of Africa in Brussels and in 1961, he worked on the decoration of a ceiling for the Bourse du Commerce et de l' Industry in Charleroi. Exhibited in Brussels at the Galerie "Saint-Laurent", at the Galerie "Quadri" in 1990 and at the Galerie "Dupuis" (Crédit Agricole) in 2002.

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School House Antiques has dated this Surrealist Oil Painting to the 1960s.

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A framed surrealist oil painting featuring complex abstract imagery, dark tones, and a crescent moon motif.
20th Century Surrealist Oil Painting by Fernand Carette
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A framed surrealist oil painting featuring complex abstract imagery, dark tones, and a crescent moon motif.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StyleSurrealism
  • MaterialOil paint, canvas, wood frame
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsCrescent moon, Abstract figures, Textured brushwork

Surrealism is a 20th-century avant-garde movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, often featuring dreamlike imagery and illogical scenes.

These works are commonly created using oil pigments applied to stretched canvas or board, frequently framed in wood or composite mouldings characteristic of the period.

Authentication involves examining the artists signature, canvas type, stretcher frame construction, pigments, and checking provenance documentation or exhibition records.

Such artworks serve as striking focal points and pair well with minimalist or eclectic decor, using neutral wall backgrounds to accentuate their complex composition and colour palette.

Preservation requires hanging paintings away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity, avoiding chemical cleaners on the canvas, and consulting professional conservators for cleaning.
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