Rocky Mountain Whitefish (Coregonus williamsoni) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:12x18in (30x45cm) pared down to essentials

pared down to essentials

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The inclusion of inset maps of Smith Sound

while Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil Fall cascade in silver threads that animate the granite amphitheater

Rocky Mountain Whitefish (Coregonus williamsoni) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:12x18in (30x45cm) pared down to essentialsJohn L. Petries The Rocky Mountain Whitefish, Coregonus williamsoni (1898) is a refined Victorian zoological illustration created for The Fishes of North America, a landmark late 19th century compendium that joined science with the aesthetics of fine art. Painted from life and translated into print through painstaking, multi stone chromolithography, Petries plate exemplifies Naturalisms pursuit of truth to nature: a cool eyed, careful observation that