Created during James McNeill Whistler's pivotal sojourn in Venice between 1879 and 1880, Upright Venice stands as a masterwork of the Aesthetic Movement. Commissioned by the Fine Art Society of London following his highly publicized bankruptcy and libel suit against John Ruskin, Whistler's Venetian etchings redefined the printmaker's art. Rejecting the conventional, highly detailed topographical views of the era, Whistler employed a minimalist, suggestive economy of line to capture the atmospheric essence of the floating city. This exquisite reproduction preserves the delicate plate tone and precise, calligraphic needlework of the original etching. Each format is finished with a refined, gallery-ready presentation featuring a clean white gallery border that floats the artwork in standard proportions with no cropping, ensuring the composition's architectural integrity is maintained.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
