Vintage Oil Painting – Tree-Lined Canal Scene

Vintage oil on board: a tranquil canal bordered by tall trees and dense foliage, worked in rich greens and earthy browns with heavy impasto that gives the surface real physical texture. Likely mid-20th century.

Impasto this heavy is best seen in raking light, so hang this where a lamp or a window catches it from the side. The paint stands proud of the board in places, which is the whole pleasure of the picture in person and the thing a photograph cannot convey.