Mirror Lake Mountain Sunset Painting Monet A quiet corner of countryside

A quiet corner of countryside that keeps its lamps glowing through the night

their bark catching the warm light

This oil painting frames an autumn forest seen through a pair of open timber shutters

There is a nostalgic stillness to it

Mirror Lake Mountain Sunset Painting Monet A quiet corner of countrysideThis vivid stylised scene looks across a still mountain lake at the height of sunset, distant peaks darkening to a low silhouette beneath an extravagant sky. Clouds fan outward from the sinking sun in sweeps of magenta, scarlet and violet, the brushstrokes radiating like the spokes of a wheel. The glassy water mirrors the spectacle almost perfectly, doubling the fire of the sky in long vertical streaks across the surface. The symmetry of sky and