Lawrence Arthur Jones Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lawrence Arthur Jones Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 04, 2022
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Mammy Wagon
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Mammy Wagon 1983 woodcut print 23-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches signed, titled, dated, numbered 7/24, and inscribed Series III
Black Art Auction
Jul. 17, 2021
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Calabar, Nigerian Fishing Village
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Calabar, Nigerian Fishing Village 1985 watercolor on paper signed and dated 13 x 9-1/4 inches artist's paper label verso
Black Art Auction
Jul. 17, 2021
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Brother Robert in Mexico, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 13 x 18 inches
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Brother Robert in Mexico Watercolor and gouache on paper 1946 Signed and dated. partial artist label verso Jones was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the oldest of 12 siblings. He left Virginia and registered at the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied from 1934-1936. In Chicago, Jones befriended accomplished artists Charles White, Eldzier Cortor and Frank Neal. He also worked in the art studios at Hull House. Jones did not finish his degree there, but moved to New Orleans and simultaneously studied and taught art at Dillard University (1936-1940). While there, he was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship to travel to Mexico and study at the Taller de Grafica Popular. In 1941, Jones went to teach at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. One of his students was Benny Andrews. A year after arriving in Georgia, he was drafted into the army. He painted a mural while serving at Fort McClellan titled, Negro Work and Life in Georgia. After the war, Jones created a new art department at Jackson State University in Mississippi, and remained there teaching until the 1970s. Jones earned a Masterâs degree in art education from the University of Mississippi (1971). He visited Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, and the Republic of Benin (1974). Jones exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum; Atlanta Annuals, 1957, Many Years of Growth, honorable mention; American Negro Exposition, Chicago, 1940, New Orleans YMCA; Centennial Show of Black Progress, Chicago, 1964, Past, Present, Future, second place; and Augusta Savage Studios, NY, 1939. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, St Louis Art Museum, Jackson State University, MS. 13 x 18 inches Evelia Jones, daughter of the artist.
Black Art Auction
May. 22, 2021
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Nude (Blue Moon)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Nude (Blue Moon) 1957 oil on canvas 20 1/2 x 34 inches signed and dated
Black Art Auction
May. 22, 2021
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Young Girl
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Young Girl 1956 casein on board 24 x 20 inches signed and dated partial label verso Provenance: Evelia Jones, the daughter of the artist
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Calabar, Nigerian Fishing Village
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Calabar, Nigerian Fishing Village 1985 watercolor on paper signed and dated 13 x 9-1/4 inches artist's paper label verso
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, Brother Robert in Mexico, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 13 x 18 inches
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 Brother Robert in Mexico Watercolor and gouache on paper 1946 Signed and dated. partial artist label verso Jones was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the oldest of 12 siblings. He left Virginia and registered at the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied from 1934-1936. In Chicago, Jones befriended accomplished artists Charles White, Eldzier Cortor and Frank Neal. He also worked in the art studios at Hull House. Jones did not finish his degree there, but moved to New Orleans and simultaneously studied and taught art at Dillard University (1936-1940). While there, he was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship to travel to Mexico and study at the Taller de Grafica Popular. In 1941, Jones went to teach at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. One of his students was Benny Andrews. A year after arriving in Georgia, he was drafted into the army. He painted a mural while serving at Fort McClellan titled, Negro Work and Life in Georgia. After the war, Jones created a new art department at Jackson State University in Mississippi, and remained there teaching until the 1970s. Jones earned a Masterâ€™s degree in art education from the University of Mississippi (1971). He visited Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, and the Republic of Benin (1974). Jones exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum; Atlanta Annuals, 1957, Many Years of Growth, honorable mention; American Negro Exposition, Chicago, 1940, New Orleans YMCA; Centennial Show of Black Progress, Chicago, 1964, Past, Present, Future, second place; and Augusta Savage Studios, NY, 1939. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, St Louis Art Museum, Jackson State University, MS. 13 x 18 inches
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Lawrence A. Jones, 1910-1996, St. Matthew 25, 40-43 Verses, Tempera on masonite, 19 x 26.5 inches
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Lawrence A. Jones 1910-1996 St. Matthew 25, 40-43 Verses Tempera on masonite 1945-1947 Signed and dated. Signed with artist's address, verso. Partial exhibition label verso: Seattle Art Museum, October 1945. Jones was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the oldest of 12 siblings. He left Virginia and registered at the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied from 1934-1936. In Chicago, Jones befriended accomplished artists Charles White, Eldzier Cortor and Frank Neal. He also worked in the art studios at Hull House. Jones did not finish his degree there, but moved to New Orleans and simultaneously studied and taught art at Dillard University (1936-1940). While there, he was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship to travel to Mexico and study at the Taller de Grafica Popular. In 1941, Jones went to teach at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. One of his students was Benny Andrews. A year after arriving in Georgia, he was drafted into the army. He painted a mural while serving at Fort McClellan titled, Negro Work and Life in Georgia. After the war, Jones created a new art department at Jackson State University in Mississippi, and remained there teaching until the 1970s. Jones earned a Masterâ€™s degree in art education from the University of Mississippi (1971). He visited Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, and the Republic of Benin (1974). Jones exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum; Atlanta Annuals, 1957, Many Years of Growth, honorable mention; American Negro Exposition, Chicago, 1940, New Orleans YMCA; Centennial Show of Black Progress, Chicago, 1964, Past, Present, Future, second place; and Augusta Savage Studios, NY, 1939. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, St Louis Art Museum, Jackson State University, MS. 19 x 26.5 inches
Black Art Auction
Apr. 25, 2016
Lawrence Arthur Jones MAMMY WAGON, NIGERIA Woodcut
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lawrence Arthur Jones (b. 1910) MAMMY WAGON, NIGERIA Woodcut, 1946, signed, dated, titled and inscribed woodcut 3 in pencil, with full margins, framed. 23 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches; 597 x 403 mm. Sheet 26 x 20 1/8 inches; 660 x 511 mm. C A New England Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 18, 2012
LAWRENCE ARTHUR JONES (1910 - 1996) Chicago Slum.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
LAWRENCE ARTHUR JONES (1910 - 1996) Chicago Slum. Watercolor and pencil on cream wove paper, 1938. 381x305 mm; 15x12 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right recto, and lower left verso. Provenance: the artist; R. E. Pool, Talladega College (presented in 1960), according to the typed label on the frame back; private collection. Lawrence Jones was a painter and printmaker whose work is relatively unknown. He moved to Chicago from the Lynchburg, VA area with money raised by his town, to study at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1932. He was awarded a full scholarship, worked in the Federal Art Project and later was included in the prestigious Tanner Art Galleries' Exhibition of the Art of the American Negro (1851-1940) in the summer of 1940. Jones went on to teach art at Dillard University in New Orleans, and won a Rosenwald Scholarship to study in Mexico, where he worked at the Taller Gráfica Popular. He had a long teaching career, working at Fort Valley State College in Georgia, and became head of the art department at Jackson State Teachers College. His prints are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 15, 2012
Lawrence Arthur Jones (American/Mississippi)
Est: $700 - $1,000
Lawrence Arthur Jones (American/Mississippi, 1910-1996), "Dumaine Street, New Orleans", 1935, etching, pencil-signed, titled and dated, Lynchburg VA Civic Art League, exhibition label, and signed, titled, dated and inscribed en verso, plate 5 3/4 in. x 8 in., sheet 7 in. x 9 1/4 in., unframed Note: African-American Civil Rights activist and Southern educator Lawrence Arthur Jones is best known for his work trying to circumvent mandated segregation and Eurocentric traditions in his art classes at Jackson State University in Natchez, Mississippi and Dillard University in New Orleans. "Dumaine Street, New Orleans" depicts a part of the historic Faubourg Tremé. Please Note: Starting Bid USD $500
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 25, 2011
LAWRENCE ARTHUR JONES (AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 1910-1996) PRINT
Est: $100 - $150
LAWRENCE ARTHUR JONES (AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 1910-1996) PRINT, woodcut on paper, inscribed "Fishing People Nigeria, woodcut 7/75 Lawrence A Jones 1982" in pencil below image and "Ann / To my friend and most lovely person L. A. Jones" above. Bamboo-style frame.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Mar. 07, 2010
Lawrence Arthur Jones (African-American, b. 1910)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lawrence Arthur Jones (African-American, b. 1910) "Card Players," 1936, lithograph, 7.75" x 10.75", signed and dated, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers