Landfall on Svalbard Fine Art Print art gift deep darks

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warm peach and grey colours with a flash of vibrant blue and generous

archival inks

That sense of being at a threshold – a decision point – became the heart of this painting

watercolours and oils the beauty and majesty of the Polar Regions and re-imagined historic expeditions or memories of time spent with the Inuit of Northwest Greenland

Landfall on Svalbard Fine Art Print art gift deep darksThis fine art print of Sir Wallys original painting records the moment when his expedition finally spotted land, 16 months after leaving Point Barrow, Alaska. The British Trans Arctic Expedition was one of the last great polar expeditions of its time, and the most hazardous. It was a journey that took 16 months to complete on foot, over constantly moving and splitting polar pack ice. With several near death experiences, this moment was the highlight