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Joe Jones (1909-1963) OIL ON CANVAS, ALASKA 1943

Sold for $10,000 at Soulis Auctions on Jun 28, 2026.

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Joe (Joseph John) Jones (Missouri, 1909-1963) Alaska, Eskimos with Nets Circa 1943 Signed lower left, the work is titled and further attributed by a brass plaque on the frame and again by a label on the stretcher verso. Joe Jones was a self-taught working class Missouri artist who gained national recognition early in his career. During the Great Depression he earned commissions from the WPA and The Treasury Department to paint murals in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. Despite his political leanings and government concern over previous communist affiliations, Jones was selected for the U.S. Army's War Unit and assigned to the Alaska Defense Command near Anchorage. Large, fully-realized oils like the present work from this Alaska period are very uncommon. The work is displayed in its original frame. Canvas measures 24 x 36 with a framed size of 32.5 x 44.5 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

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