Mountain Laneway

Oil painting by Miles de Montmorency depicting a Mountain Laneway. Early 20th century.

The painting depicts a natural landscape scene. In the foreground a dirt path or road curves from the bottom right corner towards the centre-left of the image. Alongside the path, there is a rustic wooden fence with some parts appearing broken or in disrepair.Dense evergreen trees dominate the middle ground, filling the space with dark green tones. The trees are painted with broad brushstrokes, giving them a textured appearance.In the background towering mountains rise dramatically against the sky. The mountains on the left are cast in shadow with a bluish tint, while those on the right catch light from either sunrise or sunset, indicated by warm pinkish hues on their snow-capped peaks. The sky is rendered in pale blue and white tones.