Made on top of Le Buet, facing Mont Blanc, Loppé used this sketch to paint an enormous canvas which now hangs in Chamonix’s Le Majestic (see fig 4). At two and a half metres wide, Coucher de soleil sur la châine de Mont Blanc is a splurge of smouldering orange, red and dark shadows. When comparing the study with its large counterpart, it shows how adept Loppé was at transposing the effect of the setting sun; the strength of the shadows and the colours’ values even on such a small scale. His topographical accuracy was as precise as ever.

- William Mitchell, Peaks & Glaciers 2022