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Louis Edward Jones (American, 1878-1958) oil on board landscape painting depicting the Smoky Mountains with several blue mountains in the background and various colored trees and rocks in the foreground. Signed and dated lower left L.E. JONES 1946. Inscribed en verso “This is my gift to Robert & Mildred Fetterhoff, 1015 Warren St. Huntington, Ind.”. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight: 15 1/2″ x 19 1/2″ W. Framed: 18″ H x 22″ W. Note: Louis Jones was born in Pennsylvania and worked in Woodstock, NY before he moved to East Tennessee in 1926, where he established the Cliff Dwellers studio in Gatlinburg. He helped promote the area as a scenic tourist destination.
PROVENANCE: The Estate of John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville, TN.
CONDITION: Painting in very good condition, one very slight area of abrasion, upper left sky. Frame with minor wear and abrasions.
