The Regatta by Joe Jones

This is a lithograph by noted American artist Joe Jones. It was produced for the Associated American Artists. Jones did a series of lithographs for AAA in the late 50s early 60s. The theme was marine and nautical. He was living in New Jersey at the time, so the scenes draw on the coastal towns of the northeast, although may not represent actual places. Many of the scenes depict sailing and sailboats as is the case with this piece. The subject of the piece is a sailboat race taking place in the mid ground just left of center. He does an interesting thing with the composition framing the white sails of the racing boats with masts of sailboats in the foreground. He employs a 'sketchy' style to capture the motion and energy of the scene. There is effective use of light and shadow to increase the drama. Almost as an afterthought there is a typical East coast boathouse on the right. He resists the urge to throw in gulls wheeling about--a singular difference in his marine images. The image is 13.5 x 7.75 inches. The piece is mounted on a mat display board roughly 20 x 16 inches total size. The piece is in excellent condition. There is no fading, toning, foxing, staining, paper loss, tears, or evidence of damage. A certificate of authenticity from the gallery in Baltimore is present. A very representative piece of Jones' late work.
Joseph John Jones (1909–1963) Jones is from St. Louis, Missouri. He is best known as a painter, but worked in numerous artistic media, including lithography. He is self-taught. He worked with his father as a house painter while developing his fine art career. His initial work was firmly grounded in social realism and his experiments led to several awards from the St. Louis art establishment. Based on this work he had several mural commissions in the Midwest, although his work was becoming more widely known. Patrons financed him to spend time at the Provincetown Artist Colony after which time he moved back to Missouri and lived on a houseboat. He moved to New York in the 1930s and his painting "Wheat" was chosen for the Whitney Museum's Second Biennial of Contemporary American Painting (1934-35). He had a number of solo shows and at least one of his paintings was purchased for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship around this time. During the war he served with the War Art Unit. After the war he settled in New Jersey and his style underwent a profound change. Moving away from social realism, he focused on seaside scenes using light sketchy lines and muted colors. His lithographs date from this time and are very impressionistic and atmospheric. He died in New Jersey at the age of 54. His work is held by many major museums including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Size: 1960s
Price: $275
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Plate Size: 13.5 x 7.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Medium: Lithograph
Subject: Marine/Seascape

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