Jean Jansem

(French, 1920–2013)

Jean Jansem was a French-Armenian painter. Known for his washy representational paintings of nude women, still lifes, and figures, Jansem painted with a variety of media that included gouache, watercolor, ink, and oil in a stylized and textural aesthetic. Born on March 9, 1920 in Bursa, Turkey, he fled his home country and Greece in his early childhood, eventually settling in Paris, where he began to paint. Bolstered by study at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in the 1930s, his early work was concerned with his shifting national identity and uniquely global outlook. Jansem work received critical attention throughout his career, garnering honors like induction into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1953, knighthood by the French Legion of Honour in 2003, and reception of a Medal of Honor from the President of Armenia in 2010. He died in Paris, France on August 27, 2013.

Jean Jansem Artworks

Jean Jansem (1,996 results)
Jeune fille

Jean Jansem

Jeune fille

Sale Date: November 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Nature morte

Jean Jansem

Nature morte

Sale Date: November 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Les conciSrges

Jean Jansem

Les conciSrges

Sale Date: November 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Nu assis vu de dos

Jean Jansem

Nu assis vu de dos

Sale Date: November 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Girl in Yellow, 1963–1963

Jean Jansem

Girl in Yellow, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Girl in Orange Jacket

Jean Jansem

Girl in Orange Jacket

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Women Cleaning

Jean Jansem

Women Cleaning

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Man with Two Children, 1958–1958

Jean Jansem

Man with Two Children, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Two Seated Women

Jean Jansem

Two Seated Women

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Man with Pushcart

Jean Jansem

Man with Pushcart

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune fille vue de dos

Jean Jansem

Jeune fille vue de dos

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune femme vue de dos

Jean Jansem

Jeune femme vue de dos

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune femme en profil

Jean Jansem

Jeune femme en profil

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune fille

Jean Jansem

Jeune fille

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

Auction Closed

Still life

Jean Jansem

Still life

Sale Date: February 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Deux femmes

Jean Jansem

Deux femmes

Sale Date: February 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Venetian canal, 1966–1966

Jean Jansem

Venetian canal, 1966–1966

Sale Date: February 14, 1989

Auction Closed

Femme nue assise

Jean Jansem

Femme nue assise

Sale Date: February 13, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune fille vue de dos

Jean Jansem

Jeune fille vue de dos

Sale Date: February 13, 1989

Auction Closed

Jeune femme assise

Jean Jansem

Jeune femme assise

Sale Date: February 13, 1989

Auction Closed

Vieille femme de profil

Jean Jansem

Vieille femme de profil

Sale Date: February 13, 1989

Auction Closed

FEMME NUE ASSISSE

Jean Jansem

FEMME NUE ASSISSE

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

Auction Closed

JEUNE FILLE DEBOUT

Jean Jansem

JEUNE FILLE DEBOUT

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

Auction Closed

JEUNE FILLE EN PROFIL

Jean Jansem

JEUNE FILLE EN PROFIL

Sale Date: November 17, 1988

Auction Closed