Late 19th or Early 20th Century Tonalist Landscape Painting

This is a small-scale original oil painting on board or canvas, depicting a serene woodland landscape at dawn or dusk. The work is executed in the Tonalist style, characterized by a soft, diffused light and a limited palette of greens, browns, and hazy ambers. The composition features a central clearing or path flanked by mature, finely detailed deciduous trees with a single thin, bare sapling positioned as a focal point in the middle ground. The background is dominated by a luminous, atmospheric sky that suggests a low-hanging sun obscured by mist. The brushwork is delicate and controlled, particularly in the rendering of foliage and the transition of light in the sky. The painting is housed in a substantial, high-quality cove-profile wooden frame with a distressed gold leaf or gilt finish, featuring dark rhythmic worm-hole or chiseled decorative accents along the outer and inner edges. The frame shows some minor gesso cracking and light oxidation consistent with age, but remains structurally sound. While no signature is immediately visible in the provided image, the craftsmanship suggests a late Victorian or early Edwardian era production, likely circa 1890-1920. The overall condition appears excellent with a naturally aged varnish that depth and a warm golden glow to the piece.