Sale 2472 - African-American Fine Art, April 5, 2018

51 c FREDERICK D. JONES (1914 - 2004) Untitled (Fisherman) . Watercolor on thick wove paper, circa 1955-1960. 565x159 mm; 22 1 / 4 x6 1 / 4 inches. Signed twice in ink and pencil, lower left. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, Illinois. [1,500/2,500] 52 c FREDERICK D. JONES (1914 - 2004) Untitled (Heads) . Oil on linen canvas, circa 1960. 210x870 mm; 8 1 / 4 x34 1 / 4 inches. Signed in oil, lower left. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, Illinois. This painting is a strong example of Fred Jones’ mid-career work, capturing a figure in movement with a gradation of highly saturated colors. Jones studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, alongside artists such as Eldzier Cortor, Charles Sebree and Charles White. He joined this group of Chicago artists in the founding of the South Side Community Art Center in Bronzeville in the early 1940s. [2,000/3,000] 52