Early 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Seated Woman

This is an original oil painting on canvas, likely dating from the 1920s to 1940s, depicting a three-quarter-length portrait of a woman of status. The subject is seated against an impressionistic, pastoral landscape background featuring soft blues, greens, and hazy sky tones. She is dressed in a pale pink or lavender silk-like blouse with a draped cowl neckline and dark burgundy or chocolate-colored long sleeves and skirt. Her hair is styled in a classic wave typical of the mid-20th century. The painting appears to be signed in the lower right corner, though the name is partially obscured by the frame and shadow. Physically, the work is housed in a simple, gold-finished wooden 'cove' style frame. The application of paint shows confident brushwork, particularly in the rendering of fabric folds and skin tones. Condition-wise, the canvas shows some slight undulations and evidence of surface grime consistent with age. There are visible stress cracks/craquelure in some of the more heavily painted areas. The frame shows minor surface abrasions and gilding loss along the edges. The overall quality suggests a professional portraitist working in a traditional, representational style common for family commissions of the era.