Leo Jansen (1930-80). A Dutch artist raised in Indonesia known for portraits.
Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Dutch East Indies when he was ten. There he began his craft by sketching Indonesian women. He returned to the Hague to study at the Royal Academy of Art where he refined his mastery of the female figures.
He gravitated first to Paris and then to New York City. Raquel Welch, Donald Sutherland, and the Hearst family sought him out for his portraiture skills: Jansen’s sitting fee in 1960 was US$20,000.
He gained fame for his portraiture of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. He was commissioned by Playboy Magazine’s Hugh Hefner to paint the iconic playmate of the month for 18 years.
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