A fine and large oil on canvas depicting a man reading by candlelight by John Ford Jones. A beautiful and technically difficult work that concentrates on light from the candle and how its illumination fades further from source. The man sits in a chair reading a paper while the candle positioned on the table lights his cup of tea and illuminates gently his face. The only other source of light in the room is the fire just glowing in the background. A large amount of the work is shadow which intensifies where the light does shine. It is a beautifully thought-out work with a huge amount of atmosphere. The technique is very detailed where the light is most intense and moving away it becomes more and more loose as the natural ability to see detail diminishes. The painting is in good untouched condition it has a gloss varnish most likely to help intensify the difference between light and dark. The work is painted in thick oils and has developed some craquelure over time and there are some sm...