Reginald Jones (artist)

Reginald Jones, R.B.A (1857 - 1920) was an English landscape painter, who predominantly worked in oil, watercolour and pastel.

Life and work

Reginald Jones lived in Eltham, Kent and also in London. He travelled widely, particularly in France, Spain and Italy, producing many paintings of the landscapes he witnessed. Jones often travelled and worked with artist friends and contemporaries including Terrick Williams and Fred Kahl. [Simon, C. "Mist and Morning Sunshine: The Art & Life of Terrick Williams" p.15]

After viewing Jones' work at the Royal Institute exhibition of March 1889, the English artist and critic Walter Sickert commented 'I am not sorry for Reginald Jones or Raven Hill. Their accomplished "chic" can hold its own anywhere. It is not progressive art, though a course of it might be a wholesome tonic to our stippling brigade.' [Sickert, W. "The Complete Writings on Art" p.20]

During the winter months when opportunities to travel abroad were scarse, Jones gave lessons in water-colour painting at his studio near Hyde Park, London. ["The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied ArtArt, 1906" p.xviii]

Jones was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1915. [Johnson, J. The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940. p. 281] He exhibited extensively at the principle London galleries from 1880 until his death in 1920. [Waters, G. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950]

Exhibitions

Solo

*"Britain and Brittany: Water-colour Drawings" Continental Gallery, London, 1898
*"Central France, northern Italy, & south of England: Water-colour drawings" Continental Gallery, London, 1899
*"Summer sun & autumn haze (French & English landscapes): Water-colour drawings" Continental Gallery, London, 1901
*"Busy towns & silent nature: Water-colour drawings" Continental Gallery, London, 1902
*"Watercolour Drawings by Reginald Jones" Doré Gallery, London, 1905
*"Quayside towns and English landscapes" Walker's Galleries, London, 1913
*"An exhibition of water-colour drawings, oils and pastels, by Reginald Jones, R.B.A" Walker's Galleries, London, 1915

Group

He exhibited "Silver Birch" at the Royal Academy in 1906 and "The Gipsy Encampment" in 1907. [Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970, Vol IV (EP Publishing LTD, 1979)] Additionally, "A Forest Stream" was exhibited at Institute of Painters in Oil Colours in 1884. ["Institute of Painters in Oil Colours" Catalogue, 1884]

"The Mill Pond" was exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915. [Official catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (with awards), San Francisco, California, 1915.]

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