Mészöly Géza (1844–1887) után F. Sz. Góya szignóval

Under the autumn willows – riverside life by the calm waters

Oil on canvas, large-sized, riverside genre landscape. The composition is organized by a mass of dense-leaved willows arching from left to right; the meandering dirt road along the shore and the edge of the water lead the eye into depth. The color palette consists of autumnal, warm earth tones (ochre, burnt sienna, deep green) and a cool bluish-gray sky with light spots breaking through scattered clouds. The brushwork is medium in scale: the foliage is translucent and dotted, while the water surface features delicate, smoothed transitions; the figures are somewhat sketchy but characteristic. The group on the right side is dressed in peasant attire (white linen skirt, vest, hat), engaged in activity near two boats and the reeds; additional figures move in the center and to the left. The contrast of light and shadow composes from the shadow under the leafy canopy to the brightness opening towards the water. In the bottom left corner, the signature 'F. Sz. Góya' and the date 1931 are readable. Style: academic realism with Nagybánya influences; likely decades: 1920s–1930s.

Key details:

• Curved willow alley, tunnel-like leafy canopy

• Autumn palette, contrast of warm earth and cool sky

• Riverside genre: boats, reeds, working figures

• Perspective of a close dirt road towards the background lake/river

• Bottom left corner: 'F. Sz. Góya', 1931

Author candidates

“F. Sz. Góya” is currently an unidentified or rarely documented painter's name. The formal features of the marking and the dating (1931) point to the interwar Hungarian academic-naturalistic landscape painting. The spelling of the name (“Góya”) raises the possibility of a commercial name/pseudonym or a misspelled surname (“Gólya”, “Goya”). It has not yet been linked to a stable, published oeuvre; archival, auction database, and artwork examination (UV/IR, pigment) are suggested to clarify authorship.