April 17, 2024
John J. Stancin (American 1925-) Surreal Lanscape "The Journey" 1 of a pair
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This is from my Personal Collection.J Stancin (American 1925-Deceased)Pseudonyms;John J. Stancin, Jim StancinWell Listed ArtistTitled "The Journey, part 1"One of Two, Matched Set.Oil executed on Board, c1950's - 60's.Frame is original and matches its mate.This is one of several that I own. I am keeping two.John (Jim) Stancin is an American painter who has had both European and American painting background and experience. When he was twelve years old he went to Europe with his family to visit relatives and, determined to become a good painter, he struck off on his own to Paris. In Paris he met LeCoque, a student of Renoir, and began sketching in the streets of that city.The poverty and loneliness Stancin encountered on the Continent became a lasting memory to him as he wandered throughout Europe. Upon his return to the United States he studied at both the Chicago Art Institute and in schools (maybe Cooper Union) in New York but his schooling was interrupted by the World War and he served in the armed forces in Europe.After the war he came to Los Angeles where he later became director of the American Academy of Art. Later he started his own gallery and school of art.The outstanding characteristic of Stancin's work is the thought-provoking combination of dreams and reality appearing in many of his paintings and this has placed him in
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