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Jean Jansem Paintings

French, 1920-2013
Jean Jansen is a figure, landscape, marine and genre painter of European subjects: fishermen and children of Greece, bullfighting in Spain, Italian landscapes and markets, scenes of Venice and French France village marketplaces and landscapes. He was born in 1920 in Seuleuze, Asia Minor (Armenia) and spent his childhood in Salonika, Greece. He arrived in France at the age of 11 where he started painting. He took evening courses in the Montparnasse Quarter in Paris, and graduated from the School of Arts Dératifs in 1938. He often visited the atelier of "La Grande Chaumière", and exhibited his first oil painting at the "Salon des Indépendants" in 1939. Since 1951, Jansem has held exhibitions of his work in France (Paris, Amiens, Nantes, Avignon, Marseille, Nancy, Toulouse, Cannes, Mulhouse, Bayonville, Clermont-Ferrand...) and in other countries (Rome, Palermo, Lausanne, New-York, Chicago, Palm-Beach, London, Brussels, Montréal, Tokyo, Osaka, Beirut, Sao Paolo, Johannesburg, Germany, Art Expo New York and Los Angeles.
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Artist: Jean Jansem
Oil Painting Woman Portrait French Armenian Modernist Jean Jansem Ecole De Paris
Oil Painting Woman Portrait French Armenian Modernist Jean Jansem Ecole De Paris

Oil Painting Woman Portrait French Armenian Modernist Jean Jansem Ecole De Paris

By Jean Jansem

Located in Surfside, FL

Jean Jansem (Hovhannes Semerdjian) 1920-2013 Hand signed upper left corner Dimensions: 14 X 9.5 Framed 21 X 16.75 Jean Jansem (Hovhannes Semerdjian) 1920-2013 Bursa, Ottoman Turki...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Jean Jansem Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le triomphe de la mort, 2000, oil on canvas by Jean Jansem
Le triomphe de la mort, 2000, oil on canvas by Jean Jansem

Le triomphe de la mort, 2000, oil on canvas by Jean Jansem

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Le triomphe de la mort, 2000 Huile sur toile Signée en bas à gauche et à droite 150 x 200 cm Bibliographie: Cette oeuvre est enregistrée dans les archives de l’Association des Amis de Jean Jansem. Figurera dans le catalogue critique de l’oeuvre de Jean Jansem actuellement en préparation par l’association des amis de Jean Jansem Historique: L’indigence d’après-guerre et la difficulté inhérente de trouver les matériaux adéquats et/ou habituels, telles les couleurs, très onéreuses alors, ont poussé les artistes figuratifs de l’après-guerre, en corrélation avec les préoccupations de l’époque, à redéfinir les paradigmes de la représentation. Il n’est plus question de chercher un sens mais bien pour les artistes d'étudier l’objet pour son intérêt formel, sa qualité intrinsèque. Le regard de l’artiste devient analytique et dépeint alors l’objet pour ce qu’il est et non plus pour son pouvoir évocateur ou symbolique. La nature morte n’est plus une invitation sensuelle à la ripaille, la pomme ou la pêche n’évoque aucune envie de croquer, la cruche aucune ivresse, la volaille...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Infants of the Choir
Infants of the Choir

Jean JansemInfants of the Choir

$54,400Sale Price|20% Off

Infants of the Choir

By Jean Jansem

Located in New York, NY

Tis painting is included in the exhibition catalogue of 1986.

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Paint

Dancers in the artists studio

Dancers in the artists studio

By Jean Jansem

Located in New York, NY

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) The artist was invited at this period of time by a French Ballerina to attend a rehearsal and this was the start of his Ballet series. This painting was in h...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Oil

"Studio of Dance"

Jean Jansem"Studio of Dance", 2002

$12,400Sale Price|20% Off

"Studio of Dance"

By Jean Jansem

Located in New York, NY

There are two painters from the "School of Paris" who are known for their dancers, Degas and Jansem. In 1986 Jansem painting his typical single figure dancers and this small paintin...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Oil

Moses saved at waters edge
Moses saved at waters edge

Moses saved at waters edge

By Jean Jansem

Located in New York, NY

"Moise Sauve des eaux" was created in 1999 and was exhibited in his solo exhibition in 2000 at Galerie Matignon, Paris France. The painting is titled on the reverse on the stretche...

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20th Century Modern Jean Jansem Paintings

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Oil

La lagune le matin, Venise, 1968-69, oil on paper laid on canvas by Jean Jansem
La lagune le matin, Venise, 1968-69, oil on paper laid on canvas by Jean Jansem

La lagune le matin, Venise, 1968-69, oil on paper laid on canvas by Jean Jansem

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) La lagune à Venise, 1968-1969 Huile sur papier marouflée sur toile Signée en bas à droite 50 x 65 cm Bibliographie: Cette oeuvre est enregistrée dans les archives de l’Association des Amis de Jean Jansem. Figurera dans le catalogue critique de l’oeuvre de Jean Jansem actuellement en préparation par l’association des amis de Jean Jansem Historique: L’artiste a longuement séjourné à Venise, notamment à Mazzorbo et la lagune a toujours eu une place bien particulière dans l’oeuvre et le coeur de Jansem. L’artiste y aura réalisé nombre de dessins et une trentaine de toiles seulement, dont chacune, représentation de l’eau et du ciel, est le témoin de l’imprégnation pérenne de la lumière si spécifique de la lagune dans l’oeuvre de l’artiste. Cette œuvre est une bien belle démonstration de cette utilisation magistrale de la lumière. Artiste français d'origine arménienne, né en 1920 en Turquie, Jansem arrive en France...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Japanese culture drawing, Kimono, Japanese dress, Jean Jansem.
Japanese culture drawing, Kimono, Japanese dress, Jean Jansem.

Japanese culture drawing, Kimono, Japanese dress, Jean Jansem.

By Jean Jansem

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Title is Fillette en Kimono, 1954 .Drawing by Jean Jansem, 1954. Included the certificate of authentic by Stephanie's gallery. Fillette en Kimono" is a captivating black and white drawing that beautifully captures the essence of Japanese culture and traditional clothing...

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1950s Impressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Ink

Picador

Picador

By Jean Jansem

Located in New York, NY

During the artists carrier he only painted 2 Picador's of this size for the exhibition at Galerie Maurice Garnier, in Paris France, who was his dealer at the time. Shortly after the ...

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1970s Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Oil

The Masquerade by Jean Jansem
The Masquerade by Jean Jansem

The Masquerade by Jean Jansem

By Jean Jansem

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The Masquerade, oil painting signed lower right JANSEM. The painting size is 38"x51" with framed (original frame) size 47"x60". Excellent in condition. From 1934 – 1936 he attended ...

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1970s Expressionist Jean Jansem Paintings

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Oil

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