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LOÏS MAILOU JONES (1905 - 1998) Cry the Beloved Country.
Acrylic on canvas, 1995. 914x610 mm; 36x24 inches. Signed and dated in acrylic, lower right recto. Signed in ink, upper left verso. Signed, titled and inscribed with the artist's Washington, DC address in ink, upper stretcher bar verso.
Provenance: collection of the artist; private New York collection.
This painting is the poster maquette for the 1995 movie Cry, the Beloved Country, based on the 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. The movie was directed by Darrell Roodt, and starred James Earl Jones and Richard Harris.
