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Born in 1938, van Loon studied art in Groningen and the Hague. His work has often been characterized as "northern expressionism", but moves between naturalism and abstraction, always remaining simple and recognizable and painted with a free, loose touch. His work ranges from large landscapes in oil, often of clouds and water (including sea-scapes in Iceland), to smaller landscapes and still lifes in water colour. Van Loon also paints portraits, often portraying not only the individual but a human experience (including a number of works depicting the mentally and physically handicapped).
His coastal landscapes reveal an ongoing inner dialogue between a representational approach, e.g. in his mudflats, and a more reduction of reality into basic structures and shapes, as in his Icelandic works.
He has also always appreciated "ordinary" subject matter like wine glasses and cakes on a table, sport shoes, the interior of a farmhouse, flowers, a pillow or a sandwich. He never settles for just one theme or genre.
Jan van Loon

His coastal landscapes reveal an ongoing inner dialogue between a representational approach, e.g. in his mudflats, and a more reduction of reality into basic structures and shapes, as in his Icelandic works.
He has also always appreciated "ordinary" subject matter like wine glasses and cakes on a table, sport shoes, the interior of a farmhouse, flowers, a pillow or a sandwich. He never settles for just one theme or genre.
Website: www.janvanloon.nl
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Artworks

25505
50x40cm
Mijn uitzicht

25469
100x70cm
Mijn uitzicht

24968
50x35.5cm
Tussendoortje III

24967
41x31cm
Tussendoortje II

24966
38x27cm
Tussendoortje I

24965
60x60cm
Iers schaap

24894
41x30cm
Gran Hotel Arona, Tenerife

24893
60x50cm
Jeannette

24771
120x100cm
Contrasten

24770
60x50cm
Jeannette

24428
36x53cm
Boerderij

24427
55x37cm
Hortus Haren 2

24426
64x48cm
Hortus Haren

24425
44x61cm
Zoutkamp

24380
14x14cm
Asserbos 1

24379
14x14cm
Asserbos 2

24378
14x14cm
Asserbos 3

24377
14x14cm
Westerbroek

24241
12x27cm
Museumtuin

24240
29x30cm
zelfportret

24107
12.5x14.5cm
Herfst 2

24106
11.5x14cm
Herfst 1

24105
43x62cm
Basaltkust

24033
120x100cm
Warenhuis bezoekers

23805
14x14cm
Aangespoeld meisje III

23804
14x14cm
Aangespoeld meisje II

23803
14x14cm
Aangespoeld meisje I

23681
100x100cm
Verkeersslachtoffer

23559
60x60cm
Grijs verleden

23558
60x60cm
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