A winter village street is rendered with quiet, textural simplicity and a startling flash of colour.
Under a heavy, granular sky, a snow-covered street recedes between rows of simple buildings, creating a composition of profound stillness. The artist employs a naive, direct style, contrasting the warm, brick-red walls on the left with the sharp, viridian green of a single shutter on the right. The delicate, web-like branches of a bare tree provide a fragile counterpoint to the solid, blocky forms of the houses, resulting in a landscape that is both austere and deeply charming.
Medium: Oil on board
Inscription on Front: Signed indistinctly lower left, possibly 'De Cent. W.'
Condition: Framed in a vintage silver-toned wood frame. The frame and painting are in excellent condition, with a stable, lightly textured paint surface.
