Reginald Jones, R.B.A (1857–1920) was an English landscape painter, who predominantly worked in oil, watercolour and pastel.

Life and work

Reginald Jones lived in

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and also in

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. He travelled widely, particularly in

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, producing many paintings of the landscapes he witnessed. Jones often travelled and worked with artist friends and contemporaries including Terrick Williams and Fred Kahl. After viewing Jones' work at the Royal Institute exhibition of March 1889, the English artist and critic

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commented 'I am not sorry for Reginald Jones or Raven Hill. Their accomplished ''chic'' can hold its own anywhere. It is not progressive art, though a course of it might be a wholesome tonic to our stippling brigade.' During the winter months when opportunities to travel abroad were scarce, Jones gave lessons in water-colour painting at his studio near Hyde Park, London. In 1905 Jones married Jessie Mary Hacon (1860–1951)of Hackney, in High Wycombe. She was the daughter of the late Edward Dennis Hacon(Surgeon & GP)& Clara Turner Jones was elected a member of the

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in 1915. He exhibited extensively at the principal London galleries from 1880 until his death in 1920.

Exhibitions

Solo *''Britain and Brittany: Water-colour Drawings'' Continental Gallery, London, 1898 *''Central France, northern Italy, & south of England: Water-colour drawings'' Continental Gallery, London, 1899 *''Summer sun & autumn haze (French & English landscapes): Water-colour drawings'' Continental Gallery, London, 1901 *''Busy towns & silent nature: Water-colour drawings'' Continental Gallery, London, 1902 *''Watercolour Drawings by Reginald Jones'' Doré Gallery, London, 1905 *''Quayside towns and English landscapes'' Walker's Galleries, London, 1913 *''An exhibition of water-colour drawings, oils and pastels, by Reginald Jones, R.B.A'' Walker's Galleries, London, 1915 Group He exhibited ''Silver Birch'' at the

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in 1906 and ''The Gipsy Encampment'' in 1907. Additionally, ''A Forest Stream'' was exhibited at Institute of Painters in Oil Colours in 1884. ''The Mill Pond'' was exhibited at the

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, San Francisco, California, 1915.Official catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (with awards), San Francisco, California, 1915.

References

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