The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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8.00" x 6.50"
Overall:
8.00" x 6.50"
Penny-farthing Canvas Print
by Marilyn McNish
Product Details
Penny-farthing canvas print by Marilyn McNish. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
This painting is a lot different than what I normally do, but I found this composition so appealing. Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and... more
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Comments (5)
Artist's Description
This painting is a lot different than what I normally do, but I found this composition so appealing. Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and ordinary are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s.[1] They were the first machines to be called "bicycles".[2]
Although they are now most commonly known as "penny-farthings", this term was probably not used until they were nearly outdated; the first recorded print reference is 1891 in Bicycling News.[3] It comes from the British penny and farthing coins, one much larger than the other, so that the side view resembles a penny leading a farthing.[4] For most of their reign, they were simply known as "bicycles". In the late 1890s, the retronym "ordinary" began to be used, to distinguish them from the emerging safety bicycles,[5] and this term or Hi-wheel (and variants) is preferred...
About Marilyn McNish
Marilyn is a contemporary realist artist, who paints vibrant and colorful paintings from photographs or memory, with her most popular medium being acrylic. She teaches art lessons to young enthusiasms in her home and schools. Her artwork is displayed in corporate and government offices, and she participates in various art shows, galleries. Marilyn’s subjects and interests vary, allowing her to paint many interesting compositions, which she feels diversifies and challenges her skills. You will find her artistic themes include local wilderness, prairie vistas, farmyard animals, birds, flowers, trees, winter scenes, wildlife, boats, planes, beaches, oceans, images from her travels, and various illustrations intended to evoke thought,...
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Donna Kennedy
Amazing detail in this fabulous artwork!...F/L
Marilyn McNish replied:
Thank you, Donna, for your thoughtful comments and support!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent painting of this fascinating bicycle, Marilyn! Wonderful colors, design and composition! L/F
Marilyn McNish replied:
Thank you Hanne for your wonderful comments!
Ann Skelton
Absolutely love this creation Marilyn! Well done! l/f
Marilyn McNish replied:
Thank you Ann for your kind and thoughtful words!
Guido Strambio
So beautiful and unique creation, lovely vintage and gorgeous color! l/f/G+
Marilyn McNish replied:
Thank you so much for your comments!