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Leo Jansen Original Oil on Canvas Girl with Dog#2275931

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Leo Jansen Original Oil on Canvas Girl with Dog#2275931
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Beautiful portrait of a young girl and her puppy by master artist. Jansen captures the innocence of childhood and it shows in this masterful work and in the collctor's plates he painted that have a worldwide audience. This painting measures 23 x 18 (canvas) and 29 x 23 (w/frame). Beautiful ornate frame makes this piece a collector's dream. This custom painting is gallery priced at $7500.00.
Leo Jansen (1930-1980), born in Holland, moved to Indonesia when he was ten. There in the tropics he began his craft by sketching bronze-skinned Malaysian girls for leisure. He returned to the Netherlands to study at the Academy of Art, to refine his growing mastery of the female figure.

Like most continental artists, he gravitated first to Paris, and quickly established himself as a portraitist of considerable talent. In 1962, he arrived in New York. Because of the softness and light with which he infused his portraits, he was chosen by several companies to do commemorative plates. Jansen is, perhaps, best known throughout the United States and Europe for his Mother?s Day plates and puppies plate series.

Many of the rich and famous (such as Raquel Welch, William Holden, Donald Sutherland, Stephanie Powers, and the ?L.A. Times? Hearst family) sought out Jansen for his portraiture skills. Jansen?s sitting fee in the 1960?s was $20,000. In addition, he also gained fame for his portraiture of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. His Beatles portraits are among the more collectible memorabilia ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1960's-1970's</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Leo Jansen Original Oil on Canvas Girl with Dog</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Greenwood, SC</td></tr>
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