Francis Coates Jones

Lot 17 Francis Coates Jones American, 1857-1932 On the Terrace Signed Francis C. Jones (ll) Oil on canvas 20 x 14 inches Provenance: Meinhard Galleries, Houston, TX Private collection, FL On the Terrace exemplifies the Gilded Age, a time when such images of idealized female figures in classical attire represented the refinement, beauty, and leisure associated with high culture. Showing his subject seated on a stone bench, Jones gave the work a frieze-like appearance, enhancing its decorative effect. At the same time, by bathing the scene in a gentle light, he conjured a poetic realm distinct from the materialism of an increasingly industrialized America. An artist who trained in Paris with Bougereau and other academic teachers, Jones was among the key American artists to translate French classicism into an American idiom. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art Estimate $8,000-12,000 Glue relined. Frame rubbing. There is some light inpaint in the face of the woman, in the sky, some light touches in the canapy and the lower register from frame rubbing. There was also a touch of inpaint in the wall at the center left. There is no further restoration under UV light. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Francis Coates Jones (1857-1932) Classical Maiden signed 'Francis C Jones' (lower left) oil on canvas 18¼ x 12½ in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm.) Provenance Grand Central Art Galleries, New York. Sotheby's, New York, 25 May 1988, lot 21. Acquired by the present owner from the above. Exhibited Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve System, and elsewhere,American Realist and Impressionist Paintings from the Collection ofMr. and Mrs. Haig Tashjian, October 1982-March 1983.

FRANCIS COATES JONES American (1857-1932) "Left in Charge" oil on canvas, signed lower left. 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 Exhibitions: (probably) National Academy of Design, New York, New York , "Left in Charge", 1882, n. 485. Other Notes: **PLEASE CLICK ON THE ESSAY BUTTON BELOW Estimate $ 30,000-50,000

Francis Coates Jones (1857-1932) Girl with Flowers signed 'Francis C. Jones' (lower right) oil on canvas 36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.) Laura Bolton Riley, cousin of the artist. Estate of the above. Private collection, by descent. Sale: Shannon's, Greenwich, Connecticut, 11 May 2000, lot 25. Acquired by the present owner from the above. Exhibited (Possibly) New York, Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, n.d., no. 69.

Francis Coates Jones (American, 1857-1932) At the Garden Fountain Signed "FRANCIS C. JONES" twice l.r. Oil on canvas, 23 x 19 in. (58.4 x 48.3 cm), framed. Condition: Restretched, puncture (u.l. quadrant with tape reinforced on the reverse), light retouch/varnish inconsistencies, craquelure, surface grime. Provenance: A private New Jersey collection. N.B. Francis Coates Jones was born in Baltimore, but received the majority of his artistic training abroad. He first traveled to the artist's colony in Pont-Aven, Brittany, along with his brother and fellow artist, Hugh Bolton Jones. In 1877 Francis enrolled in the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, eventually studying with Adolphe Bouguereau and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. He spent several years traveling and painting throughout France and Europe. Jones returned to the U.S., where he worked as an illustrator and taught at the National Academy of Design. Best known for figurative works and genre scenes, Jones' highly detailed and naturalistic compositions incorporate elements of both Impressionism and his French Academic training.