Jan De Leener (1873-1944) migrated to Australia from Belgium in the 1890s. He painted widely around Sydney and in NSW country areas. He worked in water colour and produced a milder vision of the Australian landscape than some of his contempories such as Heysen or McCubbin. He travelled back to Europe and also through the Middle East producing a number of works from this period. Curiously, he was employed for some while as an official artist for NSW State Rail to produce artworks to be hung in carriages. He died in Marrickville in 1944. His work is light and easy on the eye and curiously impressionistic. He appears not to have been influenced by the more assertive nationalism of the Heidelberg painters. There are no bronzed shearers or stockman cracking whips - Just gentle renditions of the Australian bush as he found it
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Watercolour, vintage landscape of the Australian coast at dusk with trees and water in foreground and sky
This work is untitled but likely depicts the Tuggerah Lakes area where de Leener painted extensively around the 1920s. Frame in excellent condition.
Medium = watercolour. Dimensions = 73x47x2cm
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Watercolour, vintage, trees upon the horizon in an open field with some snow on ground and a small farmhouse in distance, neutral colours, faded soft beige, white background
I have considered Jan de Leener's work in the past but the pieces I have seen are often not well preserved. This painting is in very good condition and representative of a long period he devoted to rural Australia after arriving from Belgium in about 1900.
Dimensions = 31 x 39 x 1cm. Medium - Water colour
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Watercolour vintage, ornate dark and green beaded art deco style tortoise shell decorative frame with white matting, beautiful Australian river scene with eucalyptus trees and grassy bank in the foreground, on pale watercolor paper and soft muted colours
Extremely well preserved water colour from Jan de Leener (1873-1944). Most water colours of this age have some mild mould but this is in impeccable condition. Has also been thoughtfully reframed in 2016 but in a style appropriate to the time of composition.
Dimensions 28 x 23.5 cm (frame: 45 x 41 x 2 cm). Medium = Water colour
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