Throughout his life, Edward Theodore Compton was dedicated to the alpine landscapes of Switzerland and South Tyrol, as well as to the Bavarian mountains in all their diversity and atmospheric variation. His work is particularly impressive because of the ever-changing perspectives and atmospheres of the weather, seasons and lighting moods, which the painter, who lived in Munich from 1869 and later on Lake Starnberg, captured in drawings, watercolors, grisailles and, not least, the large-format oil paintings, imposing descriptions of karstic, unapproachable glaciers and peaks, as well as lovely alpine landscapes and views into deep valleys. During his hikes, climbing tours and ascents, Compton collected the material in drawings, watercolors and oil studies, which he later executed in paintings in his studio. In a quick and easy way he captured his impression of the autumnal colors in this small study. It is precisely this freshness and immediacy that make for the beauty of such small works by Compton. [KT]