Missouri School, 20th C. Impressionist Landscape

Missouri, possibly St. Louis or Ste. Genevieve School, early to mid 20th century impressionist painting, oil on board, depicting the edge of a body of water with trees and a gate in the middle ground, hills in the background. The paint has a multi-layered, opaque texture with thick, pointillist brush strokes applied to the upper surface to create an almost three-dimensional appearance. Unsigned recto; pencil inscription en verso of frame reads "991 McNichols". Whitewashed molded frame. R. Ege Antiques, St. Louis dealer business card taped en verso with owner's note: "Jesse McNickol - St. Louis Artist - student of Frank Nuderscher - purchased Heart of Country from Rick Ege." Board: 17 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed: 22" H x 26" W. Provenance: Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, TN. Note: We have been unable to find any record of a Jessie or Jesse McNichol/McNickol who studied with Frank Nuderscher.
Condition Report: Excellent condition.