This vintage textured oil painting captures a charming, rustic farmyard scene featuring two donkeys and a group of chickens foraging near a thatched barn. The canvas reveals an intricate, stylized texture throughout the paint layer, which is signed "J. Houten" in the lower right corner. Research indicates that works signed by J. Houten (often associated with mid-20th-century European decorative art, particularly Dutch or Belgian school style pieces) frequently showcase these idyllic, traditional barnyard motifs reminiscent of 19th-century realism. The piece measures 76cm x 66cm and is housed in an ornate, gilt-finished wooden frame with a white inner liner. The artwork appears to be in very good vintage condition with minor age-related wear to the frame and light surface dust on the canvas, maintaining strong color vibrancy and structural integrity.