“Coming Down from Mont Blanc” is a landscape watercolor painting on paper by John Singer Sargent, created circa 1909 to 1911. The artwork, a prominent example of the Impressionist movement, measures 95.2 by 116.8 centimeters and is housed in a private collection.
The artwork depicts a vivid, natural view of Mont Blanc with a mix of earthy and subdued tones, characteristic of Sargent’s masterful use of watercolor to capture the landscape’s texture and light. The mountainous terrain dominates the composition, featuring craggy peaks partially covered with snow and a foreground of rocky, shrub-dotted land. The skillful brushstrokes and nuanced color palette evoke a sense of tranquility and grandeur, effectively conveying the majestic beauty of Mont Blanc and its surroundings.