Expressionist Oil Painting of Haystacks at Sunset

This is an original oil on board or canvas painting, framed in a mid-to-late 20th-century wood frame with a linen-covered liner. The artwork depicts a rural harvest scene featuring multiple haystacks (or stooks) under a dramatic red sky and a bright yellow setting sun. The style is heavily influenced by Expressionism and Fauvism, characterized by bold, saturated colors and thick impasto brushwork that creates a tactile, textured surface. The palette is dominated by intense crimson, cadmium yellow, deep forest green, and earthy ochre. The composition uses high contrast to create a sense of glowing light radiating from the sun. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, likely in red pigment, though the signature requires closer inspection to definitively identify the artist (possibly 'SOUTO' or similar). The framing consists of a dark-toned wood molding with gilded inner edges and a coarse-weave linen mat. The condition appears fair to good; there is visible wear on the frame's finish, including scuffs and losses to the gilding. The painting surface shows original impasto peaks, though minor dust accumulation is present in the crevices. The style and framing suggest a creation date between 1950 and 1970.