Canadian painting, 16” x 20”, depicting two workhorses resting in the shade of a tree in the grass out back of a barn on a clear bright day, by listed artist Joseph B. Monk, signed and titled “Noon Day Rest”. It is signed lower left “Joseph B. Monk” and titled verso in marker upper left “NOON DAY REST”.
Artist: Joseph Monk (Canadian, 20th Century) BSOA
Title: Noon Day Rest
Medium: Oil on Canvas on Masonite
Markings: signed lower left “Joseph B. Monk”; inscribed in pencil on frame verso “Donald / 16 x 20 grey / L10 3 G”
Dimensions: 16” x 20”
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Origin: Ontario, Canada
Date: mid-20th Century
Condition: It is in Excellent As New Condition, clean and bright in the original period frame.