Bidspirit auction | American School, Mid-20th Century, Winter
American School, Mid-20th Century, Winter Harbor Scene with Church Tower - This original oil painting on canvas portrays a coastal village harbor scene in winter. The central composition features a red brick church tower with a gold-toned dome and weather vane, standing among buildings with snow-covered roofs and distant hills. The foreground shows frozen water with small dories moored beside a wooden wharf structure. The artist utilizes a mid-century modernist style characterized by simplified geometric shapes and visible, textured brushwork. The work is held in a simple, molded light-brown wooden frame. The reverse of the frame features a partial label for E. Mirman, Artistic Picture Framing, located at 3368 Fulton St., Brooklyn. Several pencil notations are present on the back, including SAT and #94. No artist signature is visible on the front or back of the canvas. 10.25 x 12.25 inches.