IMPRESSIVE OLD 19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE EUROPEAN FOLK ART IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. THIS WORK CAPTURES AN ELDERLY WOMAN POING CALMLY FOR THE PAINTER. SHE WEARS A MODEST BLACK DRESS, HER FORM BLENDING INTO THE BACKGROUND WITH SUBTLE TONES. A SIMPLE SCARF TIED AROUND HER HEAD FRAMES HER FACE. DESPITE THE MINIMAL PALETTE, THE PAINTING RADIATES WARMTH AS LIGHT TOUCHES HER SKIN AND EYES, SUGGESTING WISDOM AND RESILIENCE DRAWN FROM A LIFE LIVED HUMBLY. THIS PIECE IS SIGNED AND DATED IN THE LOWER RIGHTHAND CORNER; HOWEVER, THE SIGNATURE IS ILLEGIBLE. THE NAME SCOTT CAN BE SEEN CLEARLY; THE REST IS PARTIALLY FADED. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? ITS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. THERE’S RESTORATION REPAIRS AND SCRATCHES TO THE FRAME AS SHOWN. FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 40″ H x 36″ W. DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 25″ W x 30″ H.