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THE JONGEN-SCHLEIPER COLLECTION

Jeannette Jongen and Eric Schleiper married in 1968, sharing an
interest in the arts, underlined by the Schleiper family business of
picture frames, having framed masterpieces for generations. Following
in the footsteps of Jeannette’s father, who was somewhat of an
explorer and mountaineer climbing in Peru and the Himalayas - in
1974 Jeannette and Eric travelled to Nepal for several months (a trip of
which their trekking permits have been wonderfully preserved). During
this trip they became passionate about Buddhist art leading to their
extensive collection of gilt bronze figures, which were sold in these
rooms on 12 November 2015, and the impressive collection of mostly
Tibetan thangkas, which are offered on this special occasion.

Many of the thangkas were displayed in the family gallery in Brussels
during the exhibition in 1978 and a large number of them were
included in the important reference work by Armand Neven Etudes
D’Art LamaÏque et De L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, and a number were
also exhibited and published by M.Brauen, ed., The Dalai Lamas: A
Visual History, Zürich, 2005.

The next generation of owners of these wonderful Tibetan devotional
paintings should be aware that they were all thoughtfully and carefully
framed by Eric and Jeannette for the enjoyment of future owners.

It is exceptional to view such a diverse collection as a whole and to
admire the intricate and seemingly-endless details of each painting.

Jeannette and Eric hope that these paintings will bring as much
pleasure to you as they have to them over the past four decades.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Jeff Watt for his
generous assistance with research and translations.

Asaph Hyman