• Abstract painting of the Mer de Glace glacier in Chamonix by Johny Midnight, with a green and purple sky, deep blue mountains, and vivid orange rock faces above moving ice.
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Gallery Midnight

Mer de Glace

Mer de Glace

by Johny Midnight

The sea of ice glacier off Mont Blanc, painted in Johny's most abstract manner. A green and purple roller-applied sky. Deep Prussian blue mountains. Vivid orange rock faces. Oil and acrylic creating the movement of living ice.

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 large-scale commission depicts the Mer de Glace, the glacier descending from Mont Blanc and one of the great off-piste ski runs of the Alps. The sky moves from green through grey with touches of purple applied by roller - an unconventional choice that creates charged atmospheric electricity above the mountain scene. The background mountains are rendered in deep Prussian blue establishing distance and scale, while closer rock faces are painted in vibrant oranges, magentas, and reds - a fierce contrast that drives the eye across the composition. The glacier itself is created using oil and acrylic in combination, the two materials forming water droplets and abstract patterns that suggest movement, making visible the fact that this is a living, shifting body of ice.

  • Artist's Insight

    The Mer de Glace is one of those places that changes how you think about time. It is enormous, ancient, and noticeably smaller every year. I have skied it many times - 18 kilometres, entirely off-piste - and the scale of the glacier never becomes ordinary. This commission invited me to go further with colour and abstraction than I usually allow myself. The green sky was deliberate - it is not what you see, but it is how it feels when the light is strange and the weather is shifting over that kind of landscape. The oil and acrylic glacier was about making the ice feel active. A glacier is not a static object. It moves.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created: 2018

Original artwork size: 100 x 70 cm

Original artwork medium: Oil and acrylic 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

Framing is available exclusively through the gallery. As framing is a highly personal decision and depends on the setting in which the artwork will be displayed, we prefer to discuss framing options directly with collectors. Please contact the gallery to arrange framing for your print.

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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  • Free UK delivery on orders over £250
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  • Europe: £10
  • 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.

Discover more about Johny and Gallery Midnight

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