Telemachos Kanthos painted this work at the age of 81, two years before his death. It depicts a panoramic view of the mountains in the area of Pitsilia, outside his village, Alona. The painting opens up in the foreground with a ravine, which we watch as it narrows in the distance and disappears amongst the mountain ridges. The artist composed using colour and artful juxtapositions of complementary hues. As they come together, the purples and yellows, the greens and reds, and the oranges and blues intensify their expressive value. The ravine crosses the canvas diagonally, dividing the rectangular composition into two dynamic triangles. Kanthos cared little for detail. He simplified and schematised, focusing his interest on the landscape’s structural features. The green-coloured masses of trees lend the work a distinctive rhythm. The gentle light is uniformly diffused in this morning landscape.