• Moody winter landscape painting of Col de Valorcine by Johny Midnight, showing snow-covered pine trees and misty alpine mountains in grey and charcoal tones.
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Gallery Midnight

Col de Valorcine

Col de Valorcine

by Johny Midnight

One of the most beautiful valleys in the Mont Blanc region - painted in bad weather, by choice. Snow-laden fir trees, grey mist, and barely visible peaks. Valorcine at its most honest.

Limited edition fine art prints, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, it will not be reproduced.

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  • Artwork Description

    This moody alpine landscape depicts Col de Valorcine in the Mont Blanc Massif with heavy weather rolling through the valley, muting colour and flattening depth. Only the faintest outlines of distant peaks break through the cloud. The foreground is dominated by snow-laden fir trees, branches bent under the weight of fresh snowfall. Johny uses a restrained palette - soft greys, charcoals, and pale blues - allowing texture and layering to do the work rather than colour or drama. There is no spectacle here; instead the painting breathes stillness, cold, and the hushed feeling of snow absorbing all sound. The landscape feels vast but intimate, like a place you would happily get lost in.

  • Artist's Insight

    I have always loved Valorcine, but I find it too pretty in full sun. Blue skies and sharp contrasts do not tell the truth of this valley. In real life, Valorcine is often wrapped in cloud, its forests half-hidden, its peaks barely visible - and that is when I think it is at its best. This painting came from days spent skiing and walking through the area in poor weather, when visibility drops and your focus shifts to texture, sound, and movement rather than views. I enjoy painting those moments when the mountains do not show off - when they feel introspective, quiet, and slightly unforgiving. It is a landscape stripped back to mood rather than spectacle.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created: 2012

Original artwork size: 75 x 90 cm

Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas

Original artwork status: SOLD

Print Details

Gallery Midnight limited edition fine art prints are available in A2 and A3 sizes. Edition sizes vary depending on the artwork.

Edition Details

  • A3 Limited Edition of 100
  • A2 Limited Edition of 100
  • Printed on archival matt fine art paper
  • Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
  • Certificate of authenticity included

Framing

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Original paintings are typically presented on stretched canvas and do not require framing.

Please contact the gallery for framing advice or to arrange framing

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  • Rest of World: £15

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Packaging

Limited Edition Prints

All limited edition prints are carefully packaged in protective cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive safely and in excellent condition. This method protects the artwork during transit and allows the print to be professionally framed once received.

Original Paintings

Original paintings are typically collected from the gallery or arranged for delivery separately. Please contact the gallery to discuss shipping options for original artworks.

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About the Artist

Johny is a painter and founder of Gallery Midnight in Balham. His work is often described as “abstract on reality”, capturing familiar landscapes, seascapes and city scenes with expressive colour and movement. Influenced by a life spent between London, the Alps and the Caribbean, his paintings explore changing light, atmosphere and energy, inviting viewers to see well-known places in new and unexpected ways.

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