Mid-Century Impressionist Cityscape by Sam Deifer

This is an original mid-20th-century oil painting on canvas titled as a cityscape at dusk or night. The artwork features a stylized skyline with various architectural forms, including pointed steeples and rectangular towers, rendered in a vibrant palette of reds, ambers, blues, and greens against a pale, atmospheric sky. The lower half of the composition depicts a body of water with blurry, vertical reflections of the buildings above, creating a sense of depth and movement. The brushwork is expressive and impasto-heavy, characteristic of the mid-century impressionist or semi-abstract style. The piece is signed 'SAM DEIFER' in black paint in the lower right quadrant. The painting is housed in a contemporary-to-period multi-tiered wooden frame featuring a grey-washed outer molding and a cream-colored inner liner with a thin white fillet. The overall dimensions are approximately 1185mm x 1069mm. Condition-wise, the visible surface of the painting suggests minor age-related crazing and some surface grime, while the frame shows light scuffing on the corners consistent with its age. The craftsmanship reflects a professional hand, likely from the 1950s or 1960s, a period popular for this type of decorative urban scenery.