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)
Set of 3 illuminated planters by Paul Jansen, Belgium 1970s
By Paul Jansen
Located in ECHT, NL
Set of 3 plexiglass planters. The lid can be taken of and functions as a planter (or as a container for small items). The planters are illuminated by an e14 bulb. Depending on the bu...
Plexiglass
20thC Bronze Frog Fountain with Verdigras Patina
By Paul Jansen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
A very special frog fountain in bronze which can sit peacefully in your birdbath and create some harmony in the garden. Entirely bronze and exquisitely detailed. Please see all pics ...
Bronze
Large Bronze Wall Fountain of an Angel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large bronze wall fountain depicting an angel. This unusual and striking water feature is inscribed 'sed aqua quam dabo ei fiet in eo fons aquae salients in vitam aeturnum'. The tr...
Metal, Bronze
Bronze Triton fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large bronze, triton fountain… Exceptional detail and patina… Workmanship and design are superior… The fountain is topped with the triton blowing a shell horn. The Triton is youthf...
Bronze
Antique Bronze Frog Fountain, verde green patina
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Bronze Frog Fountain, verde green patina..Wonderful life-like frog sculpture..Set up for water feature (see photo).
Bronze
Antique Italian Bronze Fountain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Italian Bronze Fountain. Late 19th Century figure of a boy in a bronze Verdi Gris depicted holding a duck. The boy is standing on a platform with other ducklings at his feet....
Bronze
$1,038
H 18.9 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Paul Evans style. Skyscraper-shaped table lamp by Maison Jansen, France, 1970s
By Paul Evans, Philippe Barbier, Maison Jansen, Robert Sonneman, Sandro Petti
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Skyscraper-shaped table lamp in the style of Paul Evans' desgins for Maison Jansen, France, 1970s. Composed of a cubist or prism base manufactured with mirrored silver chrome metal, ...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain
Located in Malibu, CA
Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Bronze Fountain Figure
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A playful, bronze fountain portrayed by a youth blowing a horn, while standing on a conch shell. This garden statue is the perfect addition to any garden as a fountain or garden orna...
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Frog Fountain, Whimsical Design, 1950s Garden Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical bronze Frog fountain fill. Features a frog balancing on one foot on a rock. A very unique piece.
Bronze
$2,750
H 12.75 in W 15.5 in D 22.5 in
American Giant Stone Frog with Patina, Originally Used as a Fountain
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American giant stone frog from the 20th century, with great patina. Made in the USA in 1987, this giant stone stone frog used to be a fountain (notice the remnants of a pipe below...
Stone
Cherub Holding a Dolphin Pompeii Bronze Fountain
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Bronze Fountain of a Cherub Holding a Dolphin. The subject of a cherub and dolphin is a classical motif, symbolizing love and the sea. This finely cast piece captur...
Bronze
Antique Stone Frog Fountain
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This darling green painted stone frog is the perfect way to liven up any garden. Ripples in the skin and ridges along the back give it a wonderfully realis...
Stone
Large Italian Patinated Bronze Fountain Element of Bacchus, 20th C.
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… This large fountain element from Italy dates to the 1900s. The patinated bronze architectural depicts a heavily bearded Bacchus wearing a grapevine cr...
Metal, Bronze
Paul Jansen Black & White Line Drawing on Paper, USA 1970s
By Paul Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Jansen graduated from the Fine Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts in 1970. After receiving postgraduate awards and scholarships, Jansen was recognized for his innate techni...
Paper