Mountain Sunset Painting Monet Place it on a crisp

Place it on a crisp white wall behind a pale sofa

while the background melts from cool slate blue on the left into a glowing amber and apricot on the right

suggesting late-afternoon light filtering through foliage

The metallic glow gives the foliage an almost molten quality

Mountain Sunset Painting Monet Place it on a crispThis breathtaking mountain scene catches a snow capped peak at the height of sunset, its summit glowing where the last light strikes the ice and rock. Above, the sky blazes in ribbons of pink, coral and fiery orange, the clouds catching fire around the mountain's crown while cooler blue shadows gather along the lower slopes. The crisp, photographic clarity brings out every ridge and snowfield, lending the summit a majestic, almost sacred presence. It