John Llewellyn Jones
(1870 - 1924)
HE SAILED AWAY AT BREAK OF DAY, THE SKIES WERE BLUE AND FAIR, 1889
oil on canvas
32.0 x 42.0 cm
49.0 x 59.0 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower right: J L. Jones 1889
inscribed with title verso: "He sailed away at break of day / The skies were blue & fair..."
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold:
$7,977 (inc. BP)
lot details
John Llewellyn Jones (1870 - 1924)
HE SAILED AWAY AT BREAK OF DAY, THE SKIES WERE BLUE AND FAIR, 1889
oil on canvas
32.0 x 42.0 cm
49.0 x 59.0 cm (frame)
49.0 x 59.0 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower right: J L. Jones 1889
inscribed with title verso: "He sailed away at break of day / The skies were blue & fair..."
inscribed with title verso: "He sailed away at break of day / The skies were blue & fair..."
Provenance
The estate of the artist
Thence by descent
Davidson Auctions, Sydney, 5 June 2010, lot 62
Private collection, Sydney
Literature
Auty, G., and Corbally Stourton, P., John Llewelyn Jones – Australia’s Forgotten Painter, Corbally Stourton Contemporary Art, Sydney, 1998, pl. 4, pp. 34, 35 (illus.)