The appraised work appears to be an oil on canvas painting executed by French artist Marie Charlot (active 20th century). The painting depicts a genre scene with children playing in the snow and building a snowman in the foreground. The work is executed in a gestural manner with heavy impasto reminiscent of Impressionism. Charlot appears to have frequently depicted similar scenes with women and children enjoying leisure time at the beach or more rural landscape scenes. The estimate provided is based on comparables recently offered and sold at auction. The appraised work's size, composition and condition (based on photographs provided), as well as the artist's current auction market were taken into consideration when determining the estimate. In many cases, pricing for similar examples available on the primary (retail) market vary, and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.