Chan Canasta’s paintings

Chan Canasta’s paintings
Posted April 13th, 2010 at 1:16 PM by Steve Cohen in Art I Like

I’ve long been a fan of Chan Canasta, the Polish entertainer who pioneered mental magic in the 1950s and 1960s.

After his career as a television personality in the U.K., he decided to become a professional painter.

Here is a gallery of some original Chan Canasta paintings. At the time I originally posted this (April 2010), they were for sale through a Belgian art dealer I came across online. The asking price was roughly $9,000 to $10,000 per painting. This dealer seems to have vanished, so I have no further information of how to purchase these paintings any longer.

CLICK AN IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW A LARGER VERSION. Note the artist’s signature at the bottom of each painting. Enjoy the vivid colors!

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2 comments
Sean Michael Evers says:
Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Chan was an incredible man in innumerable ways. I think these paintings reveal his inner self – optimistic and always seeing the beauty of the world around him.

eitansr says:
Friday, November 4th, 2011 at 1:11 pm

My name is eitanI love chan canasta paintings.
I bought three of chan canasta’s painting about 10 years ago.
i’m interesting in selling one of them,
I anyone interesting?

thanks
eitan

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