Mid-Century Impressionist European Cityscape Oil Painting

This is a large-scale oil painting on canvas depicting a bustling European-style street scene, reminiscent of a Parisian market or plaza. The composition features multi-story timbered buildings on the left and right, framing a central square with small, stylized human figures in the foreground. In the distance, the outlines of domes, likely cathedrals, are visible under a soft lavender and yellow pastel sky. The style is heavily rooted in mid-century Impressionism, utilizing a palette knife technique to create a thick, impasto texture that gives the work a three-dimensional quality. The color palette is dominated by earthy browns, tans, and deep blacks in the structures, contrasted by vibrant dabs of green, red, and white on the figures and awnings. The artwork is housed in a dark wood frame with a double-molded edge and a subtle gold-tonal inner fillet. While a signature is not clearly legible in the photograph, the style and construction are indicative of commercial art produced between the 1960s and 1980s, often sold in galleries or high-end furniture showrooms. The condition appears fair to good; the canvas shows appropriate tension, though the frame exhibits minor scuffs and dust accumulation consistent with age and previous display. The brushwork in the reflections on the wet pavement adds a professional dynamic to the piece, suggesting a practiced hand in this specific genre.