Paul Jean Clays (Belgian, 1819–1900) Barges Moored Before a Windmill Signed 'P.J. Clays' bottom right, oil on canvas 27 3/4 x 22 in. (70.5 x 55.9cm) Provenance Christie's, New York, sale of October 28, 1987, lot 163. Acquired directly from the above sale. Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of June 27, 2004, lot 21 (as Sailing Ships off the Dutch Coast). Acquired directly from the above sale. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Condition report: Frame: 41 3/4 x 35 3/4 in.