B. Long
Untitled (Autumn Landscape with Cabin)
Signed “B. Long” (full first name unreadable)
Paint on canvas board
24” x 20”
Canvas board: “Georgian” Canvas Boards (stamped on back)
Framed in painted wood with gilt liner
This small landscape presents an autumn scene viewed through a stand of slender trees. A narrow path curves down toward a quiet body of water, with a small cabin tucked into the left mid-ground. The palette leans warm and seasonal—muted yellows, rusts, and greens—balanced by pale birch trunks and a soft blue-grey horizon.
The brushwork is direct and readable, with leaves and ground built up through short, confident strokes rather than fine detail. The composition uses the trees as a natural frame, guiding the eye inward toward the water and distant hills. The scene feels observed rather than invented, suggesting familiarity with the place being painted.
The signature in the lower right looks to be “Bessie Long.” No date is visible on the front. The back of the work is stamped “Georgian Canvas Boards” with a list of available sizes and the instruction “Use Rowney’s Oil Colours,” placing the support within a mid-20th-century art-supply context. Beyond this, no biographical information has surfaced.
Close-up of signature – Bessie Long? or Beckie?
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