Mid- 20th Century European Street - Framed Original artist Signed -IRA Day-

An evocative mid-century modern street scene, this original signed artwork captures the romance and rhythm of a European city at dusk. Rendered in a sophisticated modernist style, the composition features stylized figures strolling along a cobblestone street, café tables softly illuminated, and angular architecture rising against a moody blue sky. The palette is warm and expressive—golden ochres, slate blues, and charcoal tones—creating a timeless, cinematic atmosphere. The artist employs loose, confident line work and a naïve-modernist sensibility reminiscent of post-war European illustration and mid-century continental art. The scene feels both intimate and architectural, balancing human movement with graphic structure—an aesthetic highly sought after by collectors of mid-century, European modern, and café-society imagery. Ira Day appears to have been a mid-20th-century modern illustrator / fine artist, active roughly 1950s–1970s. While he is not a blue-chip or museum-dominant name, his work fits squarely within a known and collectible category: • Mid-century modernist / naïve European street scenes • Café culture, figures, architectural cityscapes • Works often executed in gouache, watercolor, or mixed media • Frequently sold through galleries, decorator shops, and travel-era art markets **There is no glass on the frame.