Signed large format oil on plywood panel painting by John W. Backstrom (1899 - 1983), a noted Meriden, Connecticut artist and WPA mural painter. The large painted panel shows a scene of a hunt, with folks dressed in traditional British fox hunting garb. The hunters sit on their horses while the beagles stand by. The landscape behind them is mountainous, as a river runs by. 27 1/2" tall by 65" wide, this is a monumental work. Likely from a house or public building. Signed in lower right corner, with partial date of 1935. Reportedly from a Meriden Area Hotel, possibly the Winthrop. Reverse of painting is partially painted a light green - blue color. Some nail / pin holes, some minor damage to surface. Unframed.Keywords: art, paint, decor, decoration, fancy