Francis Coates Jones (1857 - 1932) - Musicians In A Garden At Pompeii, Circa 1890

Antique musicians in a garden in Pompeii circa 1890 by the American painter Francis Coates Jones.

An attractive theme with great pictorial finesse.

Oil on canvas Signed lower left
Dimensions: 69.5 x 49.5 cm
With frame: 95 x 76 cm

The work was chosen to be engraved.

Francis Coates Jones, a leading figure of the American school of painting

Francis Coates Jones, an ambitious young man from a wealthy family in Baltimore, travels to Europe, he goes to France then to Italy where he perfects his polished style and his luminous touch. On his return to his homeland, he is then asked for many official commissions. Here he delivers a painting of great finesse, as evidenced by the small details such as the small still life with oranges and grapes on the bench.

Francis Coates Jones, passionate about Greek and Roman antiquity

Francis Coates Jones enjoys depicting female characters dressed in antique style evolving within idyllic landscapes. A theme, inspired by his trip to the old continent which lastingly inspired his artistic production. In our painting, two musicians with zither and tambourine in hand converse on a stone bench in a green setting. The city of Pompeii stretches out behind her.

Biography

Francis Coates Jones is an American painter from a wealthy family from Baltimore.
He studied in Paris with Bouguereau, Boulanger and J. Lefebvre then at the École des Beaux-Arts.
He became a member of the National Academy of Design in 1894.
He was awarded a medal in 1901 in Buffalo, and in 1904 in Saint Louis. Francis Coates Jones died on May 27, 1932 in New York.

Museums:
France

• Paris, Musée d'Orsay

United States

• New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Washington, Smithsonian American Art Museum

• Wichita, Wichita Art Museum

Source

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Coates_Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Coates_Jones
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/ressources/repertoire-artistes-personnalites/francis-coates-jones-115793