Lyskamm (Monte Rosa)
1902
Edward Theodore Compton wasn't just a painter; he was a mountaineer who hauled his easel up freezing peaks to capture scenes like this 1902 view of the Lyskamm glacier. The jagged rocks piercing the snow look almost like dark teeth against the blinding white ice, showcasing his signature 'Alpine realism.' Because he actually climbed the Monte Rosa massif, his depiction of the light hitting the clouds and the texture of the glacier has a gritty authenticity that studio painters could never fake.
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