whale posters

Whale poster

Oneart is a small team of enthusiasts responsible for finding the most beautiful visuals for you. Also, behind each poster that you will find on our site hides a story, that of an era, an artistic movement, an artist or even a scientist. Here, it is the history of the marine world that we wanted to highlight through a selection ofwhale posterswhose illustrations come to us from a 19th century work.

Conquer the world of cetaceans and display the most majestic marine mammals of the oceans in your home.

A marine touch in your interior thanks to whale posters

Throughout the 19th century, the whale was the object of myths and covetousness.Charles Melville Scammonwas both a whaler and a naturalist, so he hunted and studied whales, especially those he was lucky enough to encounter in North America. While our societies today protect whales, the profession of whaler was still very recent and innovative at the time of Scammon: it was also considered a way to better understand this animal, both majestic and frightening. Thanks to Scammon's many studies, we were able to understand, for example, the difference between blue whales, humpback whales and sperm whales.

To expose all his discoveries,Charles Melville Scammonpublished in 1872 a work entitled Natural History of Cetaceans and Other Marine Mammals of the West Coast of North America. It is the precious illustrations of this work that we have brought to light here: you will discover black and white sketches full of details that honor the majesty of sperm whales, brush whales, right whales and of course blue whales.

Choose your whale posters from Oneart

The Oneart teams have chosen to offer you thewhale postersand sperm whales in triptych format. This is how you will be able to appreciate all the grandeur and majesty of these monumental cetaceans!

The oceanographic plates from Scammon's book were printed using a monochrome lithography technique: you can admire the variations in color of the mammal as close to reality as possible. The whale images have of course been enlarged compared to the original illustrations: the dotted effects that you can see can give the impression that the image is pixelated. However, this visual impression represents the original grain of the image, which is precisely what gives the poster all its authenticity!

All illustrations are also printed on 220g cream laid paper which ensures your posters optimal durability and a unique rendering.whale postersare available in three sizes: 30x40cm (x3), 50x70cm (x3) and 60x80cm (x3). These are standard sizes, so you can easily find the perfect frames to showcase them in triptych mode. All you have to do is choose your favorite whale species to display above the sofa, in the dining room or even in the office!