Limited Sale of Paintings by Albertus E. Jones (1882-1957) Amy
Royse, the great granddaughter of Albertus Jones, has commissioned Wood Memorial
Library to sell a small group of Jones's oil paintings. Albertus Jones lived on
Main Street in South Windsor, two doors south of Wood Library and in Hamburg Cove.
He was a highly regarded landscape painter and WPA artist who studied with Charles
Noel Flagg. Jones taught at the Connecticut League of Art Students, the Randall
School, and the School for Creative Work, in Hartford. Several of his paintings
are in Wood's collection. He exhibited
and received prizes at the Connecticut Association of Fine Artists shows beginning
in 1912 through 1934. He also took prizes for his work at the Connecticut Watercolor
Society in 4 different shows, at the Bridgeport Art League, the New Hampshire
Paint and Clay Club and the Wadsworth Atheneum. In
the past two years, there has been increased interest in Jones's work from collectors,
and prices have more than doubled. The
paintings are hung for inspection in the small gallery at Gallery in The Wood,
Wood Memorial Library, 783 Main Street in South Windsor. (860) 289-1783. Hours
are Mondays and Thursdays from 10 AM to 8 PM. For a private showing at other times
call (860) 289-1783. The paintings follow:  | Burnside
Mill Dam Oil on Board 16" X 20" $400 |  | Sunny
Brook Farm Oil on Canvas 20" x 24" $750 | | Fall
Farm Oil on Canvas 16" X 20" SOLD | | Grey
House Watercolor 21" X 28" SOLD | | Grey
House Oil on canvas 20" X 24" SOLD | | | Trees
Watercolor 18" X 23.5" SOLD | | Fall
Farmer Oil on Canvas 16" X 20" SOLD | | Yellow
House Oil on Canvas 20" X 24" $675 | | Hay
Pile Watercolor 18" X 23.5" SOLD | | New
Moon Oil on Board 9" X 9.5" SOLD | | River
and Hills Oil on Board 11.5" X 15" $300 | | Green
Mountain Oil on Board 16" X 20" $400 | | Church
on Hill 20" X 24" $700 | | Fall
Scene 12" x 16" $325 | | Spring
Scene 17.75" x 21.25" (Call to confirm $575 Price) | | Winter
Red Barn 20" x 24" $700 | | Fall
Mountain Range 20" x 24" $700 | | Fall
Mountain Scene 20" x 24" $700 |
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