Mid-Century Stone Church Landscape by Juanita Williams

This is a mid-century oil painting on canvas or board, dated 1951 and attributed to Juanita Williams. The composition features a rural stone church with a prominent belfry, flanked by dark, silhouetted bare-branched trees that suggest a late autumn or winter setting. The artist utilized a heavy impasto technique, particularly visible in the textured stone walls of the building and the ground cover, creating a tactile, expressive surface. The color palette is dominated by earthy ochres, moody browns, and muted grays, with highlights of yellow suggesting a low-raking sunlight hitting the facade. The painting is housed in a contemporary fluted wooden frame with an off-white or light beige limed finish, which is consistent with mid-20th-century framing styles. Visible condition includes some yellowing of the varnish and slight grime accumulation due to age. The brushwork displays a post-impressionist influence, characterized by bold, rhythmic strokes. The piece shows significant artisanal quality in the handling of light and shadow, and the provenance is strengthened by the provided signature and date of 1951.