Framed Winter Landscape Oil Painting by A.C. Lewis (1943)

This is an original representational oil landscape painting depicting a serene winter valley scene. The composition features a snow-covered mountainous terrain with a winding dark river in the foreground, flanked by a small rustic cabin with a tall stone chimney on the right. The color palette focuses on muted earth tones: whites and cool grays for the snow, deep blues for the distant peaks, and dark greens for the coniferous trees. A small wooden split-rail fence is visible in the lower right foreground. The artwork is signed 'A.C. Lewis' and dated '1943' in the lower right corner, placing it in the mid-20th-century American folk or regionalist style. The brushwork is soft with visible blending in the sky and snow banks. The painting is housed in a period-appropriate carved wooden frame with a metallic gold-leaf or gilt finish. Physically, the frame shows significant age-related wear, including several chips to the molding (specifically along the top and bottom rails) and consistent patination/darkening of the finish. The canvas surface appears stable but may benefit from a surface cleaning due to its age. The quality suggests a capable amateur or semi-professional hand common for the wartime era.