Mid-Century Impressionist Winter Mountain Landscape Painting

This item is an original oil or acrylic painting on board or canvas, depicting a rugged winter mountain landscape. The composition features a foreground of snow-dusted ground with dark evergreen trees, leading the eye toward layered majestic blue and grey mountains under a stormy, clouded sky. The painting employs an impressionist style with visible, thick impasto brushwork that creates a sense of texture and movement, particularly in the sky and snow. The palette is dominated by cool tones including cerulean blue, slate grey, and crisp white, punctuated by earthy umber and sienna tones in the foliage. A visible signature is located in the lower right corner, appearing to read 'STEVENS' or a similar surname, though a definitive identification would require a high-resolution close-up. The artwork is housed in a period-correct mid-20th-century frame set, consisting of a silver-toned inner fillet, a wide linen-textured mat, and a stepped dark wood outer frame with silver metallic edges. The overall construction suggests a date from the 1960s to 1970s. The condition appears fair to good; while the painting surface seems intact, there is visible yellowing or aging on the fabric matting and minor scuffing on the outer wooden frame edges, consistent with its estimated age. The craftsmanship reflects a professional hand, likely a regional artist of the mid-century period specializing in North American wilderness scenes.