"Francine Cuylits (1930-2016). "this Is Not An Oven". 1997."
American frame in black and gold wood. Dimensions: 50 x 48cm. Dimensions of the painting: 48 x 46 cm.Signed and dated 1997. Titled "Ceci n'est pas un four".
Francine Cuylits (1930-2016).
Belgian painter, born in Ghent. Training in Decorative Arts in Antwerp. Married, mother of six children, she has lived in Brussels since 1954.
She began to paint in 1972 and took part in various exhibitions of naïve paintings, including in 2009 "L'art naïf francophone à Tel-Aviv".
She won the Public Prize in Morges in 1978.
Publication in 1989, "Brussels seen by naive painters". Book presenting views of Brussels painted by twelve naive painters: Nadia Becker, Micheline Boyadjian, Francine Cuylits, Bebelle de Borchgrave, Jeanne de Soomer, Christine Dhanani-Lefere, Jean-Pierre Hostier, Francine Leuridan, Jean Faucq, Nicolette Palotay, and Monique Schaar.
Publication in 1990, "World Album of Naive Painting".