JEAN KEUTERICKX (AMERICAN, 1907-1969) Santa Anita Racetrack Oil on Canvas circa 1950s P2969

JEAN KEUTERICKX (AMERICAN, 1907-1969) LISTED CALIFORNIA MID-CENTURY MODERNIST PLEIN AIR IMPRESSIONISM Beautiful mid-century impressionist oil painting by Jean Keuterickx, active in California in the 1940s and 50s. Ive found other pieces with the abbreviated signature close to this one and feel confident its by the same artist. This frame as well replicates others mounted in his work. Listed member of the California Art Club, Laguna Beach Art Institute and the Valley Art Guild. The painting itself is vivid, alive and painted with great brio. Canvas measures 23 1/2" x 27 1/2", frame is 30 1/4" x 34". Owner of the Flemish Artist Shop in Sherman Oaks, California and a renown art teacher of significant influence, Jean Keuterickx did a lot to maintain and improve the high standards of traditional painting in Southern California. Born in Brussels, Belgium, Mr. Keuterickx studied for many years at the Academy Mommarts and at the Royal Academy in Brussels. Mr. Keuterickx was a member of the California Art Club, American Institute of Fine Arts, Laguna Beach Art Institute, Valley Artists Guild, and the San Fernando Valley Art Club. A natural talent combined with his fine art training made Keuterickx a superb artist who, at all times, had complete control of his medium. Lyrical, colorful and beautifully executed, his paintings can make a dynamic addition to any art collection.