Impressionist Landscape Painting of a Coastal Villa

This item is an original oil or acrylic painting on canvas, housed in an ornate, gilded wood frame. The artwork is executed in an Impressionist style, characterized by short, thick brushstrokes that capture the essence of the subject rather than fine details. The composition features a Mediterranean-style coastal scene with two light-colored villas or houses partially obscured by lush, dense greenery and flowering trees. In the background, a sliver of vibrant blue sea meets a pale, hazy sky. The color palette is dominated by various shades of green, earthy yellows, ochre, and blues, with small pops of reddish-pink representing blossoms. The painting exhibits significant impasto, giving the surface a tactile, three-dimensional quality. The frame is a heavy, wide-profile wood molding with a metallic gold finish, featuring a complex foliate or laurel leaf vine pattern on the outer edge and a smooth cove inner liner. The frame shows some signs of age with minor cracking in the gilding and accumulated dust in the crevices, consistent with a mid-20th-century piece attempting a classical aesthetic. No visible signature is discernible in the provided image, though one may be present under the frame's lip. The overall condition appears stable with no major flaking or canvas punctures visible.