Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1953 at lower right, presented in the likely original carved and gold painted frame.

Stretcher size 20 x 30 in.; Frame dimensions 25 1/2 x 35 in.

Joseph Roy Willis was born in Georgia, but is most closely associated with the American Southwest. He moved to New Mexico in 1917, where he bought a theatre and set up a photography studio in Gallup. In 1931, he moved to Albuquerque. Willis is referred to as the "Aspen King" for his talent at depicting the brilliantly hued trees in the landscape.

No evidence of restoration visible under UV light; minor rubbing and water stains to frame.