Untitled (Landscape, France), 1951
- Artist
Lois Mailou Jones
- Title
Untitled (Landscape, France)
- Date
1951
- Medium
Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
25 1/2 × 32 in. (64.8 × 81.3 cm)
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph French
- Object Number
1979.4
One of several landscapes that Lois Mailou Jones painted of the French countryside, this bird’s-eye view of a quaint village nestled in rolling hills exemplifies Jones’s attention to color and detail. An academically trained artist, she took a sabbatical from teaching at Howard University in 1937 to spend a year in Paris, studying at the Académie Julian and visiting museums and galleries. Inspired by the art she saw and the freedom from racial prejudice she found, Jones returned to France several times throughout her life, often spending time painting outdoors, as she likely did for this scene.
Untitled (Landscape, France), 1951
- Artist
Lois Mailou Jones
- Title
Untitled (Landscape, France)
- Date
1951
- Medium
Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
25 1/2 × 32 in. (64.8 × 81.3 cm)
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph French
- Object Number
1979.4
One of several landscapes that Lois Mailou Jones painted of the French countryside, this bird’s-eye view of a quaint village nestled in rolling hills exemplifies Jones’s attention to color and detail. An academically trained artist, she took a sabbatical from teaching at Howard University in 1937 to spend a year in Paris, studying at the Académie Julian and visiting museums and galleries. Inspired by the art she saw and the freedom from racial prejudice she found, Jones returned to France several times throughout her life, often spending time painting outdoors, as she likely did for this scene.