Lot #14: A large serene winter landscape oil painting captures a quiet, frozen river scene during the late afternoon or an overcast winter day.

A large serene winter landscape painting captures a quiet, frozen river scene during the late afternoon or an overcast winter day. The Composition: Two prominent birch or snow-covered trees stand as vertical anchors on a small outcropping of land in the foreground. Their branches are heavily dusted with white snow, contrasting against a dense, dark forest line fading into the background. The Color Palette: The artwork utilizes a restricted, cool color scheme dominated by deep blues, icy teals, and stark whites. In contrast, the left background features soft, muted tones of lavender and faint gold illuminating low, rolling, snow-dusted hills. The Technique: Executed with a painterly, textured style common in 20th-century landscape art, the artist used thick, impasto palette knife or brush strokes to give texture to the snow and the bark of the trees. The glassy, dark water in the lower left reflects the sky and the shoreline with smooth, horizontal brush strokes. The Mood: The painting evokes a powerful sense of isolation, stillness, and the crisp, quiet chill of nature during peak winter.This piece strongly resembles the mid-century "wet-on-wet" style. H:29 inches W:40 inches Dimensions: H:29 inches W:40 inches Pickup category timeslot {A}