Lot 122: W. J. Jones, A Satirical Painting of a Napping Man on a Bench

A contemporary illustrative painting depicting a satirical garden scene. The composition shows an elderly man asleep on a wooden garden bench, dressed in a white shirt with braces, blue trousers, and red socks. He holds a beverage can, while others with labels reading STONES are scattered on the ground near a sleeping black and white collie-type dog. A copy of THE SUN newspaper rests on the bench under the man’s leg. A small songbird perches on the bench’s backrest against a background of dense green hedging and a cloudy sky. The painting is presented in a stepped frame with an off-white painted finish. The signature W. J. JONES. is painted in the lower-left corner.

Height (Frame): 54.5 cm
Width (Frame): 61 cm.