Mid-Century Impressionist Winter Mountain Landscape Painting

This is a large-format oil or acrylic painting on canvas, likely dating from the mid-to-late 20th century. The artwork depicts a tranquil winter scene featuring a snow-covered cottage, a narrow footbridge spanning a calm body of water, and a prominent, textured deciduous tree in the foreground. The atmospheric composition utilizes a palette of cool blues, crisp whites, and muted earth tones, contrasted by a warm, golden sunset glow emerging from behind a rugged mountain peak in the background. The painting demonstrates 'wet-on-wet' techniques popularized by instructional artists of that era, visible in the soft blending of the sky and the sharp palette-knife highlights on the snow and tree bark. The piece is housed in a substantial wooden frame with carved floral corner accents and a narrow gilt inner liner. There is a visible signature in the lower-left corner, though the specific name is stylized. Condition appears fair; the frame shows visible scuffs, wood loss, and wear along the bottom edge and corners, while the canvas surface displays some minor dust accumulation and age-related patina, but no obvious punctures or significant paint loss are detected from the visual inspection.