Dirk Jansen was a Dutch painter who was born in The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1878. He worked mostly in oils painting cityscapes, harbour scenes, and a number of portraits. Jansen loved to travel and often visited Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco. Although not a very well-known artist, he was quite a capable artist and technician. I came across a portrait of a young Bedouin Girl by Jansen, and it is a very lovely work.

We see above this superb technique in the rendering of this portrait. Beauty with attitude. What depth is achieved in those eyes and the innocence of youth with strength of character. The brushwork ranges from very fine and detailed for the eyes to extremely coarse in her tousled hair. A rendering both exquisite and compelling one to look and keep looking upon this young face. A fine piece from a fine artist.