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Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.479, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
Pierced Rock, Gaspe, Quebec
Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.479, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Pierced Rock, Gaspe, Quebec

Date1950
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 12 × 16in. (30.5 × 40.6cm)
Frame (height x width): 19 × 23in. (48.3 × 58.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionPainting by Edward Payson Jones, Sr., of "Pierced Rock" in Gaspe, Quebec, Canada. The subject is a large rock in the ocean off the coast in eastern Canada. Three seabirds are circling around the rock and a ship is steaming by in the background. There are two clouds in the sky.
Object number1974.56.479
MarkingsFramer's sticker on back: "MADE BY / D. Matt / HAND CARVED PICTURE FRAMES / 157 EAST ST / NEW YORK CITY / PLaza 8-2355"
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