Alfons Walde was strongly influenced by his immediate surroundings: by the imposing natural landscapes of his native Tyrol most evidently so, but also through his exposure to the milieu and mentality of his native culture. Both of these factors are clearly revealed in his work, particularly that of his later period. Regardless of the subject – be it imposing themes of the Kaisergebirge (a mountain range near Kitzbühel), the airiness of the higher mountains in summer, scenes of peasants in the villages, the almost friendly appearance of the mountains around Kitzbühel – Walde’s summer themes literally engulf the viewer in the mood of the settings that he recreated.

				Farm in the Kaisergebirge “Kaiser Hochalm”, 1932 Oil on Cardboard, 16,93 x95 27, in (43 x 71 cm) privately owned
				Solitary Housing “Einsame Hausung”, 1934/35 Oil on Cardboard, 27,56 x 19,29 in (70 x 49 cm) Kitzbühel, privately owned
				Kitzbühel in Summertime “Kitzbühel im Sommer”, about 1927/28 Oil on Cardboard, 16,34 x 23,46 in (41,5 x 59,6 cm) Kitzbühel, Museum Kitzbühel
				Summer in the Mountains “Bergsommer”, about 1930 Oil on Cardboard, 23,62 x 16,54 in (60 x 42 cm) Innsbruck, privately owned
				In Tirol “In Tyrol”, around 1936                                              Oil on Cardboard,                   14,96 x 11,22 in (38 x 28,5 cm)
				Restaurant in Oberndorf “Wirtshaus in Oberndorf”, 1933 Oil on Cardboard, 17,32 x 13,19 in (44 x 33,5 cm), privately owned
				Mountain Ranch “Bergweiler”, about 1934 Oil on Cardboard
				Summer in the Mountain “Bergsommer”, 1937  23,58´x 16,53´in (59,9 x 42 cm) Oil on Cardboard
				Horn Chapel “Hornkapelle”, about 1924 Temperasketch on Paper, 3,14 x 5,90 in (8 x 15 cm)