Featured in this lot is this original framed oil on board painting titled "Falls Mantle" by Montana artist Jerolyn Dirks circa 20th century. The artwork features a wonderfully and professionally crafted oil on board construction that shows a fall scene with a thicket of trees all dress in fall attire and three pronghorn bounding through the tall grass clearing closest to the viewer. The artist signature is in the bottom right corner of the painting. The framing was completed and housed by Old Man Gallery in downtown Bozeman, Montana. Artist Jerolyn Dirks has lived for the past two decades on a small farm north of Bozeman, Montana with her husband, Gene Brodeur. “We both love the west – I paint the landscape and Gene is a producer for Montana Public Televison.”Dirks earned a degree in fine arts from the University of California at Los Angeles. The condition of this oil on board painting is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage to the artwork or the frame and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this framed oil on board is 20" x 30 1/8" and the visible artwork measures 15" x 25 1/8". The collective weight of this framed oil on board is 5lb 4oz. The painting has a Gallery tag price of $2300.00 for this Montana born artwork.