Mountain Lake Oil Painting Signed J.C. Thorn c.1940, Alpine Sunset, Gilt Frame

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Material: Oil on canvas with heavy impasto texture, set in a moulded gilt frame with scrolled corner and center ornaments

• Color/Finish: Warm gold and orange sunset tones on the mountain, cool blue-grey lake and sky; frame finished in gold gilt

• Condition: Scattered small white specks across the sky, mountain, and water (paint loss or surface splatter, not confirmed); no tears, holes, or heavy craquelure observed; frame gilding is rubbed at the high points, showing a reddish base beneath; unglazed

• Era/Period: Circa 1940

• Dimensions: 18 x 24 in (canvas)

• Subject: An alpine or mountain lake scene at sunset, with a sunlit peak reflected in still water and conifers along the shore; signed "Thorn" in black paint at lower right, recorded as J.C. Thorn, American, 20th century, canvas weave visible through the thinner passages

This is a hand-painted original oil, not a print, with raised impasto ridges you can see and feel across the mountain and water. The painting is documented: a 1999 professional appraisal of the family collection it comes from lists it as "Mountain Lake" by J.C. Thorn, American, circa 1940, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in, in very good condition. We have found no auction record for the painter, so it is priced as a documented, well-executed regional landscape rather than on a name. The strongly lit sunset composition and the ornate gilt frame make it a straightforward piece to hang as-is in a living room, cabin, or lodge-style space.