The period when Ponç created this work was one of the most fertile in his production. In 1948 he was one of the founding members of , a group which could be viewed as the standard-bearer of modernism and innovation in Spain during the post-war years. Two years later, this Catalan artist took part in the 7^th Salón de los Once, together with already well-known artists like Joan Miró (1893-1983), Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Joaquín Torres García (1874-1949).

A wish to reconnect with lost origins by means of art would lead Joan Ponç to create a painterly imaginary inhabited by mysterious and often infernal beings. Night inasmuch as the time of most conducive to inspiration would become the main subject in his art creation. He chose it as the setting for his dreamlike scenes, like in the case of this work.

The artist used automatic painting and drawing to render a highly personal mythology, sourced from his subconscious. This method, common to the surrealists, allowed him to free his subconscious through the process of drawing itself, thus triggering a form of expression unfettered by any social bonds. His imaginary tapped into the History of Art and the infernal beings from the Middle Ages, leveraging them to create a parallel world he materialised in his works.

This piece depicts a mountainous landscape. The reddish tone of the craggy peaks contrasts with the green grass of the valley. The scene is peopled with curious characters: a devil—a staple figure in his iconography—and a peculiar crawling harlequin. Two other characters appear among the rocky formations in the foreground. As a whole, the work stands out for its strong dreamlike air, a signature of Ponç’s best work.