Autumnal Coastal Landscape Oil Painting

This is an original representational oil painting on canvas or board, depicting a serene coastal village scene during the autumn season. The composition features a central two-story cream-colored cottage with green shutters, nestled beneath large, mature trees with vibrant orange and rust-colored foliage. To the right, smaller white structures lead down toward a shoreline where several sailboats and skiffs are visible on a body of water under a pale blue, slightly overcast sky. The painting style is characterized by expressive, somewhat impasto brushwork, typical of mid-20th-century regionalist or folk-influenced fine art. The palette is dominated by earthy tones including ochre, burnt sienna, and olive green, contrasted against the cool blue of the sea and sky. The piece is housed in an ornate, period-appropriate gilded wooden frame featuring a beaded inner border and a twisted-rope or 'guilloche' outer edge with decorative corner shell motifs. While the artist's signature is not immediately visible in this view, the level of detail in the shadows and architectural rendering suggests a skilled hand. The condition appears fair to good; there is visible cracking (craquelure) in the paint service, particularly in the sky area, which is consistent with age. Some minor scuffing and loss of gilding are present on the frame's edges, suggesting an estimated age from the 1940s to the 1960s.