Snow on the farmhouses of Les Contamines-Montjoie, pictured above, has begun to thaw in this oil by Charles-Henri Contencin (1898-1955), part of John Mitchell’s annual Peaks and Glaciers exhibition (January 24-March 8).
The picture in question depicts a secluded French valley between Megève and Chamonix, which retains many of its original buildings including barns and haylofts as well as a fine Savoyard church from the Baroque era.