• Abstract mountain painting of the Aiguille du Midi with grey, purple, and sunset red tones, depicting extreme alpine weather at high altitude.
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Gallery Midnight

Icy Cold at 3900 Metres

Icy Cold at 3900 Metres

by Johny Midnight

Not a single moment - an entire day of extreme alpine weather compressed into one canvas. Greys, charcoals, and sudden bursts of red and orange across the Aiguille du Midi at 3,900 metres.

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 painting is a dramatic, abstract interpretation of the Aiguille du Midi. The composition is built from layered planes of paint rather than precise detail, evoking scale, altitude, and shifting conditions. The sky is flat and expansive, painted in dense greys and muted purples applied with broad roller strokes, suggesting cloud cover and the oppressive stillness of extreme altitude. Mountain forms cut sharply through the canvas - some peaks crowned with crisp, icy whites for early morning cold, others infused with deep reds and burnt oranges as fleeting sunset light catches rock and snow. Cooler charcoal greys and pale blues ground the scene in cold, wind, and exposure. Time and atmosphere are compressed, allowing multiple weather states to coexist within a single image.

  • Artist's Insight

    This work was never intended to show what the mountain looks like - it is about what it feels like to spend a full day at 3,900 metres. The Aiguille du Midi is a place where conditions change dramatically from hour to hour. You might see frozen morning snow on one ridge while another face catches the last light of sunset. The abstraction allows all of those moments to exist together. The muted greys and charcoals reflect the severity of the altitude, while the red and orange accents introduce fleeting warmth - brief moments of beauty in an otherwise hostile environment. It is a painting about weather systems, time passing, and the quiet drama of high mountains.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created:

Original artwork size: 76 x 76 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

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

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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.

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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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