The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the curious animal really reaches out of the frame, as if the viewer stands face-to-face with the cow. It gives the paintings extra liveliness — the calf really looks at you, as if he wants to make contact and step out of his frame. The beautiful eyes and the soft whiskers make the cow extra touchable.
Jansen started his artistic career as a photographer. The influence of photography is surely traceable in his realistic portraits with unique compositions and extreme framing. For what has already been a number of years, the cow is an important subject in the work of Jansen. The animal’s unpretentious sense of being and its quirky, sometimes absurd shapes fascinate the artist. Unlike the function of cattle animals in past decennia painting, Jansen does not frame the cow as embellishment of landscape. He frames a single animal in all of its uniqueness and detail, often even with no room for landscape.
The backgrounds of the portraits radiate serenity and peace in their almost abstract flatness. The background contrasts with the liveliness of the animal, painted in great detail. Jansen creates an intriguing play of color and form and of abstractness and realism, to let the nature of the cow be fully appreciated.
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(Biography provided by De KunstSalon)
Abstract Spiral, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Paul Arthur Jansen
By Paul Jansen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Several parallel beams of grey, white, and black come flying in from every corner of this screenprint to meet in a knot in the center. This print by Paul Arthur Jansen is signed and ...
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Tar and Feather, Psychedelic Abstract Screenprint by Paul Arthur Jansen
By Paul Jansen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tar and Feather Paul Arthur Jansen, American (1945) Date: circa 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 225, AP 40 Image Size: 25 x 23 inches Size: 30 in. x 26 in....
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Distant Muses
By Brice Marden
Located in New York, NY
Brice Marden Distant Muses 2000 Screenprint 23 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 60 x 49 cm Edition of 300 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks...
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$4,950
H 22.5 in W 30.25 in
“A Landscape For Bob, 2013” Signed Screenprint Color Field African American
By Richard Mayhew
Located in Yardley, PA
“A Landscape For Bob, 2013” by Richard Mayhew (American, 1924-2024). This luminous print is a classic example of Mayhew’s mature approach to landscape, built entirely through bands ...
Paper, Screen
InvadHirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Damien Hirst X Invader Title: Invadhirst Year: 2025 Medium: 21-colour silkscreen print on Somerset Satin White 410 gsm cotton paper Edition: 1194; hand-signed by the artists ...
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$1,000
H 43 in W 35 in
"Untitled" by Peter Plagens. (Abstract, Formalist, Symbolism, Geometric, Print)
Located in New York, NY
Peter Plagens (b. 1941) received his B.F.A. from the University of Southern California and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University. He is well known for his abstract, formalist paintings...
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InvadHirst
By Invader
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Invader X Damien Hirst Title: Invadhirst Year: 2025 Medium: 21-colour silkscreen print on Somerset Satin White 410 gsm cotton paper Edition: 1194; hand-signed by the artists ...
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$5,000
H 19.68 in W 19.68 in
Takashi Murakami Sea Breeze-Chan Pop Art, Limited Edition
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Draper, UT
One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” aesthetic: a colorful, two-dimensional style that straddles th...
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untitled (orange)
Located in New York, NY
untitled (orange) screenprint, embossment, and dye resist 1976 number 3 from an edition of 25
Acrylic Polymer, Dye, Acrylic, Screen
Grey Leaves
By Gary Hume
Located in New York, NY
Gary Hume Grey Leaves 2004 Screen print in 4 colours with one glaze, printed on 400gsm Somerset Tub Sheet: 28 x 23 inches; 71 x 59 cm Frame: 30 3/8 x 25 1/...
Screen, Glaze
untitled (orange)
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (orange) 1980 screenprint by Richard Hunt measuring 22 by 30 inches. This example is designated 41 from an edition of 80. The work is professionally matted.
Screen
untitled
Located in New York, NY
gestural screenprint, number 5 from an edition of 40
Screen
$3,200
H 24.25 in W 21.63 in D 0.02 in
Donald Sultan, from the Wallflowers Series Signed Limited Edition Print
By Donald Sultan
Located in San Rafael, CA
Donald K. Sultan (American, born 1951) Untitled, from Wallflowers, 2008 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed with artist's initials, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil along...
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untitled
Located in New York, NY
Gestural screenprint, number 12 from an edition of 20
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