Sesto Calende is a small, picturesque town along the Ticino River in Northern Italy. The Swiss Alps tower above the comparatively small buildings beneath them. At sunset, the snow capped mountains glow in warm pastel colors, repeated also in the sky and reflected in the calm water.

The tree overhanging the water in the foreground is painted in highly saturated colors, while the rest of the landscape is muted, showing the atmosphere and depth in the scene.