Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
oil on canvas board
13 x 9 3/4 inches
signed lower right
In 1952, a book of more than one hundred reproductions of her French paintings, Lois Mailou Jones Peintures 1937-1951”, was published in Paris. Jones was the only African American female painter of the 1930's and 1940's to achieve fame abroad, and the earliest whose subjects extend beyond the realm of portraiture.
Property from the Estate of Patricia Scipio-Brim
Weschler's Capital Collections Estate Auction, September 19, 2014, lot 395.
Purchased from Kenkeleba House, Inc., NYC, February 27, 2016.
overall very good condition
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Framed, Dimensions: 16 x 13 inches
