11-04-200611-05-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2337Boston
November 4, 2006 03:00 PMCalender
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Attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock (American, 1815-1855)

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$31,725$27,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2337Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2006 3:00PM

Description:

Attributed to Joseph Whiting Stock (American, 1815-1855)

Portrait of George Whitefield Wales. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1840, depicting the boy with his head resting on his right hand on the arm of a Classical sofa wearing a black tie, a pleated white shirt and a gold vest; his left arm extended around his dog, a water spaniel, lying next to him, 32 x 40 in., in an original deep gold-painted cove-molded frame. Condition: Good, scattered minor retouch, two unobtrusive patches, craquelure.

Literature: The Paintings and the Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock, by Juliette Thomlinson, 1976. The book illustrates a number of stylistically similar examples of the artist's work. In his journal written in 1843, the artist mentions being in East Randolph, Massachusetts, where he painted a number of portraits including one of Elisha Wales.
Estimate $40,000-60,000

Keywords

Joseph Whiting, Joseph Whiting Stock, George Whitefield, Juliette Thomlinson, Massachusetts, East Randolph