Early Career: 1923-1940
“Jones had two ‘stylistic references’ as a painter: Impressionism, which she embraced for two decades, and a flat, two-dimensional, hard-edged style inspired by Haiti and Africa.”
— Fern Gillespie, The Life and Legacy of Lois Mailou Jones, Howard Magazine, 1999
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Design for Cretonne #13
Design for Cretonne #13
circa 1932, tempera on paper, 27 x 21 inches. Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noël Trust Collection.
Babella, Paris
Babella, Paris
1938, oil on canvas 21.75 x 18.25 inches. Donated to Mint Museum.
Pêcheurs sur la Seine, Paris
Pêcheurs sur la Seine, Paris
1937, watercolor, 17.5 x 22.25 inches. Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noël Trust Collection.
Cauliflower and Pumpkin
Cauliflower and Pumpkin
1938, oil on canvas, 21.375 x 25.5 inches. Gift of Max Robinson, 1981. (1981.535) Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Untitled (flower bouquet)
Untitled (flower bouquet)
1938, oil on canvas, 19.75 x 23.75 inches. Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noël Trust Collection.
Les Fétiches
Les Fétiches
1938, oil on linen, 25.5 x 21 inches. Smithsonian Art Museum, purchase made possible by Mrs. Norvin H. Green, Dr. R. Harlan, and Frances Musgrave.
Les Pommes Vertes
Les Pommes Vertes
1938, oil on canvas, 36 x 28.5 inches. Exhibited at the Societe des Artistes Francais, Paris, 1938. Private Collection.
Dans un Café à Paris (Leigh Whipper)
Dans un Café à Paris (Leigh Whipper)
1939, oil on canvas, 36 x 29 inches. Auldlyn Higgins and E.T. Williams, Sag Harbor, New York; Isleboro, Maine; and Naples, Florida
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
1940, casein on board, 18.25 x 15 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist. 2006.24.2.
 
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