This is an original oil on canvas of a woman by famous, deceased, Dutch artist, Leo Jansen (1930-1980). The painting is signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner and on the reverse you will find Leo Jansen's stamp, signature and original thumbprint, as your guarantee that this painting is authentic. It is elegantly custom framed in the original ornate gold frame which is in EXCELLENT shape. It was hung inside my father's house in the same spot for the last approximatley 43 yearsMany of the rich and famous had sought out Jansen for his portraiture skills and Jansen's sitting fee in the 1960's was $20,000 US dollars. 

But despite his national reputation as a portrait artist, he refused many of those demand and resumed his childhood love affair of painting nudes. He then moved to Southern California. For eighteen years, he was commissioned by Playboy Magazine to paint the playmate of the month.

In his first six years, he was the artist chosen to paint 58 of the 72 portraits. His works hang in the Hugh Hefner's Playboy corporate headquarters and in the mansion. Rank among the nation's best interpretive artist of nudes, Jansen's canvases hang in collection of a wide range of notables from Jean-Claude Pascal to the late Judy Garland.

He is also famous for his portraiture of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.Ranked among the nation's best interpretive artist of nudes, Jansen's canvases hang in the collections of esteemed collectors, notables and celebrities world wide. In the United States, he was in great demand in Los Angeles galleries, but sold primarily through Aaron Brothers. In 1980 at the age of 50 years old, he died from an apparent heart attack.Framed measurement is 27" wide x 45" long and the frame is 2.5" thick.

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