Deborah Jones (b.1922) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil The Kitchen Dresser

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Description

This magnificent realist work by listed artist Deborah Jones (b.1922) is packed full of interest. The arrangement depicts a kitchen dresser full with fruits, spices and vessels that draw the viewer's attention to every nook. The composition is presented in a slim black frame with a gilt-effect slip. Signed and dated to the left. On board.

Condition

Some light surface abrasion. Small chips and paint loss to the gilt slip. Light wear to the frame. The overall condition of the artwork is very good.

Size

60 x 121cm (23.6" x 47.6")
Framed Size: 64.5 x 126.5cm (25.4" x 49.8")

Collection Information

This fine selection of works by the well-known artist Deborah Jones (b.1922) includes examples of her popular exterior facade style, as well as highly atmospheric interiors and still life works in oil.

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Artist Biography

A self-taught painter born in Cardiff, Deborah Jones is best known for her imaginative shop front and trompe l'oeil artwork. During World War II, she worked as a capstan lathe operator and soon moved to London where she mixed with members of the International Ballet Company.She became engrossed in the theatre, designing and painting sets, producing props and costumes for the Royal Opera House and worked as an assistant to the designer Oliver Messel. She designed for the Glyndebourne Opera, the Edinburgh Festival and for television and film including Richard II with Laurence Olivier. She worked with the Royal Shakespeare company at Stratford and also with Bernard Miles at Londons Mermaid Theatre. She had a season working at Stratford, and helped Bernard Miles start the Mermaid Theatre.She has travelled widely, on business and pleasure, exhibiting work in Chicago, Positano, Italy and New York, where she exhibited her work in Greenwich Village in 1952. She was given a solo exhibition at Libertys of London in 1957 and has also regularly shown at the Florentine Gallery, Brighton, and held later exhibitions at Harrods, London, in 1994.

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SKU sw021
Artist Deborah Jones (b.1922)
Date Mid 20th Century
Dimensions 60.0 x 121.0cm
Medium Oil
Style Realism
Subject Still Life
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