Moody Old Blue Winter Landscape Painting on Academy Board cat lantern but otherwise he should endure

but otherwise he should endure for another lifetime

Making it even better is the notation  by young S

Fantastic old salmon colored paint with green windows and rose-maroon roof

perhaps the maker was considering a more decorative treatment but decided to leave it alone

making one want to peer into the painting to catch the reflection of the person taking the photo

Moody Old Blue Winter Landscape Painting on Academy Board cat lantern but otherwise he should endureFound in New England, and this sure looks like a New England winter to me. And a winter landscape rendered in blues feels, after this winter especially, both formally accurate and metaphorically correct! This could use a cleaning if one is disposed that way, but I like it as it is. Oil on what looks to me to be Devoe Raynolds academy board, with partial label adhered to the back, c. 1930s or so I believe. 12 1 4" x 9 1 4". Some general soiling as