Sassolungo Peak Autumn Larches

The view opens at the golden edge of morning, the low sun just clearing the treeline on the left and flooding a sloping meadow with warm, raking light. Tall autumn trees crowd the foreground in blazing amber and burnt orange, their long shadows striping the vivid green grass below. Behind them, Sassolungo rises with calm authority — its sheer, angular face catching cool grey-blue tones against a pale sky that still holds the softness of early day. The valley drops away in deep teal shadow to the right, layered ridge after ridge fading into haze, giving the whole scene an extraordinary sense of depth and scale. Warm and cool tones pull against each other across the canvas in a way that feels almost electric.