Saleinaz-Gletscher im Mont-Blanc-Gebiet

Executed in oil on canvas, the piece employs a post‑impressionist approach, using loose brushwork and a vivid palette to capture atmospheric effects. Compton’s handling of light and shadow, particularly on the glacier’s surface, reflects a blend of precise observation and expressive coloration typical of his later alpine works.

After its completion, the painting entered the holdings of the Kunsthaus Zürich, where it remains on display. The museum acquired the work as part of its effort to represent early twentieth‑century German landscape painting, preserving Compton’s contribution to the genre.

Compton, born in England but active in Germany, combined his artistic practice with an extensive climbing career, recording over three hundred significant ascents, including twenty‑seven first ascents. This dual expertise informed his visual vocabulary, allowing him to render mountain scenes with a level of topographical accuracy uncommon among his contemporaries.