Red Hat on Snowy Street, Antique Painting with Heavy Impasto on Academy Board portrait of gentleman scattered stains and age toning

scattered stains and age toning as pictured but really great looking still and with no folds or tears

Not exactly my usual taste

I found it at an estate sale of a man who served in Japan during WWII and brought a lot back with him

I have also found a few of these online described as hair combs or hair forks

Large door block measures 4" x 3" 3/4"

Red Hat on Snowy Street, Antique Painting with Heavy Impasto on Academy Board portrait of gentleman scattered stains and age toningI love the moodiness of this old oil on board painting, which feels like winter desolation but for the scarlet red hat or scarf pulled over the head of the figure otherwise all in black at center right, which for me transforms it into a narrative painting: what is her story?! The thick impasto enhances a sense of drama, as does the road turning a corner in the distance, leading somewhere into the future! 10 3 16" x 8 1 8", oil on board. Unsigned