Surrealist Figurative Still Life Oil Painting

This is a mid-to-late 20th-century original oil painting on canvas, characterized by its surrealist and neo-classical aesthetic. The composition features a fragmented female face in profile with crown-like architectural elements, juxtaposed against a still life of peaches and foliage. The palette is dominated by earthy siennas, muted golds, and deep cerulean blues, applied with visible impasto and textural layering that gives the piece a tactile, aged quality. The artist utilizes dramatic chiaroscuro to define the rounded forms of the fruit and the contours of the face. In the lower right corner, a signature appears to read 'M. Fox' or a similar derivative. The artwork is housed in a contemporary ornate wooden frame with a gilded finish, featuring a repeating egg-and-dart motif or beaded texture along the outer border. The condition appears to be excellent with no visible craquelure, paint loss, or sagging of the canvas. The style is reminiscent of mid-century surrealism, blending figurative portraiture with traditional still life elements to create a dreamlike, allegorical scene. The craftsmanship shows a confident hand in both anatomy and the rendering of light and shadow.