Hawaiian Seascape By Christian Lassen
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FOR THOSE ART COLLECTORS WHO HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF VISITING THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FIND THAT SOME HAWAIIAN ARTISTS HAVE CAPTURED THE ENCHANTMENT THAT ONE BEHOLDS GAZING INTO THE SUNSET OR THE SEA OR BOTH  TOGETHER.

LASSEN'S "HAWAIIAN SEASCAPE" IS PERHAPS HIS MOST FAMOUS PAINTING, BASED ON GOOGLE SEARCH AND IMAGES AND YAHOO SEARCH AND IMAGES AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING!
 
I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF NOT ONLY VISITING HAWAII, BUT OF ATTENDING LASSEN'S OFFICIAL DEBUT AS A NEW NAME ON THE ART SCENE AT THE  CENTER ART GALLERY IN HONOLULU, HAWAII IN 1976.

AS I RECALL, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15 NEW WORKS FOR SALE AT THE SHOW AND AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I WAS THERE THE FIRST DAY SO I HAD THE "PICK OF THE LITTER,"  SO TO SPEAK.  I FELT THAT I CHOSE THE BEST PAINTING --- WHICH WAS "HAWAIIAN SEASCAPE."

AS THEY SAY, THE REST IS HISTORY. LASSEN HAS GONE ON TO BECOME PERHAPS THE LEADING HAWAIIAN ARTIST IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES. "HAWAIIAN SEASCAPE" MEASURES 20" X  18" AND IS AN OIL ON PANEL, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND NOW HANGS IN HAWAII.


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