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Lot description
George Canning Wales o/c Ruins in Moonlight: A small, framed oil on canvas by Boston artist George C Wales (1868-1940), who is best known for his etchings of sailing ships and boats of the 19th c and the Golden Age of Sail. This painting shows a landscape with Gothic ruins and a small house, as seen by the light of the cresent moon. There is a pond in the foreground and a small group of grazing sheep, tended by a shepard leaning on his staff. Late 19th or very early 20th c. Signed "Wales" lower right. Provenance: Robert A Goldstein; Stephenson's Auction 1 January 2004. Size: stretcher is 10" X 8. Shadowbox containing the frame is 18" X 16". CONDITION: A little craquelure in the upper right corner and a very slight amount in the lower right, otherwise fine. Some wear to shadowbox; frame appears to be fine.