Name: Narwhal Whale - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 42066
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Narwhal Whale – Signed Fine Art Print

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Narwhal Whale:

The Narwhal – or Narwhale – is a marine mammal native to the freezing waters of the Arctic. Is it a toothed whale and one of two species of the Monodontidae family (the other being the Beluga Whale . They are most noted for their characteristic “horn” which is really an overgrown tusk that grown out of a hole in the animal’s upper lip. Biologists have pondered for years why the Narwhal has this tusk, as it seems to serve no purpose. The Narwhale spends much of it’s time under pack ice, diving to depths of about 4500 feet or 1500 meters. They are an important food source for the native peoples of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. While the extreme remoteness of their habitat keeps their populations mostly stable, climate change is having an effect on these whale as the ocean’s waters warm up and the dense pack ice retreats further north each year.

The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%

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Description

Fine art illustration of a Narwhal Whale (Monodon monoceros.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Narwhal Whale was completed on 3.20.2012. Drawing this animal has been on my mind for many years, but how to come at it was a problem. Their anatomy is fairly simple, but the patterns as they relate to the shape of the animal’s form made this kid of a tricky tinting job. Also, getting good reference photos proved challenging, as there are few underwater images of narwhals, and precious few above water. But with the help of my friend Carl Buell (who supplies the sketch that underpins the drawing) I believe I came out with decent representation of this amazing arctic whale.

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