Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by E. Fries

This is an original impressionist-style oil painting on canvas depicting two young women sketching or writing on a riverbank, likely the Seine in Paris, with a multi-arched bridge and city skyline in the background. The artwork measures approximately 24x20 inches within its frame. The color palette features soft blues, ochres, and highlights of vermilion in the figure's clothing. The technique displays confident, visible brushwork and impasto details, particularly in the water and the sky's heavy cloud cover. The piece is signed 'E. FRIES' in the lower-left corner. The condition appears fair to good; there are no obvious tears or large scale losses, though some minor craquelure is visible in the more heavily painted areas, consistent with mid-20th-century age. The work is housed in a decorative silver-toned wooden frame with beaded inner molding and a linen-texture liner. The frame shows minor surface wear and small abrasions on the corners. This piece reflects a mid-century academic impressionist style, emphasizing light and atmospheric perspective through broken color and tonal shifts.