Leonardo Roda (Racconigi, 1868 – Turin, 1933) Alpine pasture Oil on plywood, 64 × 46 cm Signed “L. Roda” lower right

Leonardo Roda (Racconigi, 1868 – Turin, 1933) Alpine pasture Oil on plywood, 64 × 46 cm Signed “L. Roda” lower right This painting fits perfectly into the most significant production of Leonardo Roda, a Piedmontese painter known for his Alpine views and for the constant depiction of the Matterhorn massif and the alpine pasture environments of the Aosta Valley. The scene depicts a mountain pasture in autumn: in the foreground, a grassy slope animated by grazing cattle leads the eye towards a stone wall and a small rural church, elements that root the composition in the pastoral dimension and Alpine culture. In the background, a mountain range opens up, constructed in receding atmospheric planes, culminating in snow-capped peaks illuminated by a clear and diffused light. The work highlights the distinctive features of Roda's poetics: • Balance between naturalism and lyrical feeling of the landscape; • Rigorous but harmonious perspective construction; • Atmospheric rendering achieved through progressive chromatic rarefaction; • Attention to rural life as an identity element of the territory. The brushwork, more material in the foreground and more blended in the distant planes, contributes to creating depth and luminous intensity, rendering a serene and contemplative image of the mountain. The medium format (64 × 46 cm) confirms the work's destination for private collecting, typical of the artist's easel production in his mature period. Dimensions with frame 87cm x 70cm – Without frame 64cm x 46cm