William V. L. Jones Britain, New Zealand, 1900-88
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About Lorando Jones
Born in England in 1900, William Jones lived in New Zealand during the 1930s. An abstract painter, he taught art in Hawkes Bay and is represented in several public collections.
We have records of art auction sales by William Jones from 1976 and in total 28 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 21 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,300 for Christmas Eve sold by Leonard Joel in April 1985. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by William Jones are held by the Auckland Art Gallery and Christchurch Art Gallery.
Lorando Jones is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 560
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 413
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 136
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
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