Framed Impressionist Coastal or Lake Landscape Oil Painting

This is an original representational oil painting on canvas or board, depicting a serene coastal or lakeside landscape. The composition is split by a low horizon line featuring a calm body of water separated from a cloudy sky by low-lying hills or a distant shoreline. The color palette is dominated by cool tones including muted blues, soft greys, and earthy browns, with hints of pale yellow or pink in the sky suggesting either dawn or dusk. The foreground exhibits visible impasto techniques, where thick paint application creates texture on the rocky or marshy shoreline, contrasting with the smoother, atmospheric blending in the sky. The work is housed in a substantial multi-layered frame consisting of a dark wood outer moulding with a cove profile, a linen or burlap-textured slip (liner), and a thin gold-toned inner fillet. The style indicates a mid-to-late 20th-century origin, possibly in the tradition of British or Irish landscape artists. The condition appears fair, though the linen liner shows some discoloration or aging common to pieces from the 1970s or 1980s. The frame shows minor surface abrasions consistent with age. No visible signature is discernible in the current photograph, though one may be present in the lower corners obscured by the frame or shadow.