British Portrait Civic Mayor Oil Painting by Harry Maude Jonas

1 Important Decorative Oil Painting Antique British Portrait "Mayor Dressed In Full Civic Regalia Red Robes & Gold Chain" By Harry Maude Jonas 1893-1990.

Subject front portrait 3 quarter length view of a British Mayor dressed wearing his full civic regalia red formal robes, gold chain & badge of office.

The colour red he is wearing signifies that he is representing the King.

The attention to detail is incredible to the Mayors hands, face, clothing & chain it is like you can feel the textures & creases which has such perspective.

Signed H M Jonas by the known British artist Harry Maude Jonas.

Oil on canvas.

Artist biography Harry Maude Jonas 1893-1990 lived most of his life near Fitzroy Square, London, which had been an artist's colony since Victorian times. He had a studio apartment in Maple Street, but was forced to move out when the area was redeveloped in the 1970s.

His housing dilemma became a cause celebre and he received the personal support of the actor Oliver Reed. In spite of this he was forced to leave. He always felt uprooted from his previous life as a "Fitzrovian".

A figure and portrait painter he exhibited rarely, 1913 -1936. One of his portraits is in the National Portrait Gallery, another in the Tate but most of his works are in private collections.

Artist and restorer, son of a cigar merchant, who was educated at St Paul’s School and St John’s Wood Art School, where he started a lifelong friendship with the painter John Armstrong (Jonas’ portrait of Armstrong is in the National Portrait Gallery).

To avoid an ostentatious life-style Jonas left home and set up as a painter, notably of portraits, with some landscapes and religious pictures. He had a number of patrons, and his subjects included his friend the writer John Davenport, film actress Elsa Lanchester, cricketer Percy Fender and Lady Iris Mountbatten.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

The painting surface is in very good order, having only some very minor paint loss in and some craquelure in places.

Having various noticeable wear, scuffs, cracking, scratches, chips & over painting to the frame commensurate with usage & old age.

Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (98cm)

Wide (79cm)

Depth (7cm)

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