Lot 117: Jan van Leeuwen (b. 1932), 3 Cyanotypes, Self Portraits, 1991

Active in the double role as a photographer and his model, Jan van Leeuwen deals with the technique of cyanotype since 1991. His self-portraits accordingly appear in dark cyan blue tones and remind of hard-hitting body studies that go beyond the level of the mere reproduction of the visible parts. The present group of three cyanotypes provides a good impression of the artist’s unusual photographic aesthetic.

Each cyanotype is verso mounted on two points on a cardboard and presented in a passe-partout. One work is verso signed, dated and numbered with pencil ‘Leeuwen 1991 01/25’. Another work is verso titled, dated and numbered with pencil ‘Mo. ZV.03 Zelfportret Leeuwen Febr. 91 03/25’. The third work is verso fitted with a directional arrow. Two cyanotypes show traces of an old mounting on the verso. The image sizes vary between 30.4 x 24.1 cm and 40.2 x 29.8 cm. The sheet sizes vary between 31.5 x 25.2 cm and 41.3 x 31.5 cm.

Jan van Leeuwen (geb. 1932)
The photographer Jan van Leeuwen was born in Amsterdam and started his artistic career in 1987, when he received some lessons from the internationally renowned photographer Rutger ten Broeke. Since 1988, his works are represented at international solo and group exhibitions. Between 1986 and 2000, van Leeuwen was a member of the Camera Club in Oosterbeek. His works belong to a number of internationally recognized collections such as the German Historical Museum in Berlin, the Houston Fine Art Museum in Texas, the Ecole Nationale de la Photographie in Arles and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. (cbo)

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