France, Haute Savoie, Chamonix La Mer de Glace Astonishing Loss of Ice

Sculptural Watercolor Original Painting, Fine Art Print, French Alpine Art, Climate Change, Glacier Retreat

Sculptural Watercolour® by Prue Bishop, 60 x 80 x 5 cm, G11, 2022

❄️ A Glacier in Rapid Decline

The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) in Chamonix, one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps, is disappearing at an alarming rate. This Sculptural Watercolour® captures the striking colors and textures of a dying glacier, revealing a once-mighty ice mass now streaked with grey moraine, fractured by melting, and disappearing before our eyes.

🌍 A Visual Chronicle of Climate Change

The painting highlights:

• Deep blue ice fields, now melting from within.
• A dark pool of water, signaling ice collapse.
• The grey, rock-strewn glacier surface, once pristine white, now coated in dust and debris.
• Encroaching moraine residue, which will soon cover the valley as the glacier retreats further.

🎨 Prue Bishop’s Perspective

In this painting, Bishop portrays the slow death of the Mer de Glace, using Sculptural Watercolour® to capture the depth and texture of the ice loss. The glacier, which has retreated dramatically in recent decades, now exposes the stark evidence of warming temperatures and ice erosion.

🖼️ Artwork Availability & Print Details:

• The original painting (60 x 80 x 5 cm) is currently on exhibition. If you are interested in purchasing the original, please contact us for availability.
• Fine Art Print available as a Mounted Print (to fit a 40cm x 50cm Frame)