Monochrome Etching - Winter Landscape with Train and Figures

This item is a small-scale monochrome print, likely a copper plate etching or aquatint, depicting a snowy village scene with a dark train car and several figures in the foreground. The piece exhibits characteristic printmaking qualities, including a visible plate mark bordering the image area and varied tonal values ranging from deep blacks to stark paper whites used to represent snow. The figures are dressed in heavy winter attire, and the background contains silhouettes of barns or industrial buildings nestled under a white sky. The paper appears to be an off-white or light gray wove paper with slightly irregular, possibly deckled edges at the top and bottom. There is notable condition evidence including light foxing/spotting in the upper margins and some subtle rippling of the paper substrate. No signature or edition number is immediately visible in the provided image, though such markings may be present beneath a frame or on the reverse. The style is reminiscent of early-to-mid 20th-century realism, often associated with the WPA era or American regionalist printmakers who focused on industrial and rural laborers. The craftsmanship highlights a sophisticated use of cross-hatching and tonal wipes to create atmospheric perspective and the illusion of falling snow.