This painting is a classic example of Selby-Bigge's work, in which he took natural forms, modified them slightly and then presented them in an unnatural setting, thus making them appear novel and intriguing. This often resulted in appealing, dreamlike landscapes, yet without the threat or sinister undercurrent encountered in the work of other Surrealists. In 1931, Selby-Bigge was afforded his first solo exhibition at the Wertheim Gallery in London. An art critic, writing in the Spectator, noted that the artist 'conveys in paint something which is very elusive - the texture of a dream or the evanescent shadow of a passing mood'.

The following year, Selby Bigge held his first solo show at the Lefevre Gallery in Paris and, in 1934, he was one of the original exhibitors at the founding Unit One Exhibition. Two of his paintings were then included in the major International Surrealist Exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries, 1936.