An oil painting on canvas depicting a traditional rural landscape featuring a horse-drawn wagon laden with logs being led along a path by two figures. The scene is set beside a quiet body of water and is surrounded by a dense forest of coniferous and deciduous trees. The work is executed in a representational style with textured, stippled brushwork, particularly evident in the foliage and the treatment of the foreground. The painting is housed in an ornate gilded wooden frame with decorative scrolling mouldings. A signature is present in the lower right corner, which appears to read R. Hills. The verso shows the canvas on a wooden stretcher with corner keys. The top stretcher bar bears the handwritten numbers 100.00 and 6236, along with a partial printed label that includes the text STELLEN GMBH. A faded, illegible circular stamp is also visible on the back of the canvas.
Dimensions: 44 x 17”
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