Spring Thaw, n.d. Watercolour on paper by Mimi Jones (Maria Josefa Wagner)(1921-2012)

Spring Thaw, n.d. Watercolour on paper by Mimi Jones (Maria Josefa Wagner)(1921-2012)

Name/Title

Spring Thaw

Entry/Object ID

2018.08.10

Description

Painting This landscape portrays mists rising off a bright blue river, partially obscuring the water and the trees in the background. The early arrival of spring can be seen in the thawed patches of snow on the shoreline and melting ice in the warming river waters. The location is unknown.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Mimi Jones (Maria Josefa Wagner)(1921-2012)

Role

Painter

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Born in St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, Austria, Mimi Jones (Maria Josefa Wagner) was a well-known Canadian artist, specializing in watercolour painting and printmaking. Jones grew up in Vienna, surviving the Depression and World War II. She immigrated to Canada in 1955 and ultimately settled in Victoria. Jones studied at Urania College in Vienna, the Vancouver School of Art and the University of Victoria, earning a BFA in Visual Arts. She also studied with a number of Victoria and Vancouver area artists such as Brian Travers-Smith, Richard Ciccimara (1924-1973), Herbert Siebner (1925-2003), Pat Martin-Bates and Noboru Sawai (1931-2017). She exhibited in both one-woman and group exhibitions in Victoria with Watermark Printmakers, Ground Zero Printmakers, Group XIV and Nootka Printmakers. Her work was also exhibited nationally and internationally from West Germany to South Africa and Seattle. Jones often donated artwork to charitable causes. Her work is held by the University of Victoria.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Signed lower left: M. JONES

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Visible image

Height

34.3 cm

Width

29.2 cm

Acquisition

Notes

Detail unknown

Relationships

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Notes

By Mimi Jones (Maria Josefa Wagner): 2018.08.10 Spring Thaw 2018.09.06 Winter Landscape