Datura Bloom Giclée Canvas
PHOTO DESCRIPTION
Photographer: Karen Butts
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
Family: Nightshade (Solanaceae)
AKA: Thorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Moonflower
Photo taken on: July 10, 2017
Location: Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Disturbed areas
This plant is in the same family as potatoes and tomatoes, The dramatic flower blooms mostly at night and produces a heavy, sweet fragrance. The flower is white – some varieties have a lavender tinted leading edge – it is funnel shaped, 5”-7” long and 3”-4” across. The green leaves are alternate and velvety with lobed or toothed margins. Once pollinated by the hummingbird sized White Lined Sphinx moth, flowers become round thorny fruits filled with numerous flat brown seeds. All parts of this plant are poisonous and potentially psychoactive – not to be toyed with ! – just touching the plant can cause dermatitis to those with sensitive skin.
Georgia O’Keeffe famously painted this flower several times. Her Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1, 1932 sold in 2014 for $44.4 million dollars at auction.
DETAILS
Custom Printed – Handmade by skilled craftsmen
This custom canvas photograph is a 12-colour Giclée print on 400gsm cotton substrate. The canvas is hand finished ensuring each corner fold is perfectly smooth and tight.Each canvas frame is milled with a curved profile; minimizing contact with the face of the canvas; preventing unsightly impression marks and surface cracking. Finger jointed canvas frames are used create corner tension which helps to resist warping.
- Giclée print with 100+ year colour guarantee.
- 38mm canvas frame depth
- Four edge black finishing
- Stretcher bars milled from the finest quality European kiln-dried knotless pine.
- Tensioning ‘wedges and finger joints
- Handmade by experienced canvas framers
*Ask us to change the size and/or edge for you. When requesting a customization please CONTACT US before placing your order. We will make the Glicée Canvas in the size you want (gallery images above show mounted canvas in size 16″x20″) larger sizes only available with white edge.
