Wolf Shadow Painting

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Black wolves have an odd historyThe black coat is not an ancient wolf trait. It comes from a single gene variant that entered North American wolf populations from domestic dogs tho usands of years ago, when the two interbred.Which is why black wolves are common in the forests of North America and effectively absent in Europe. A European wolf is grey; a Canadian one might well not be.There is a further wrinkle: the variant is much more frequent in forested country than on open tundra, and researchers think it may be linked to disease resistance rather than to camouflage at all.A dark animal on a pale groundThe wolf is close to black, but the canvas is not. It stands square on with its head lowered and its eyes turned up at you, and everything behind it is open snow in pale blue and white with flakes falling across the full width, so the piece reads light from the other side of a room with the animal set into it as a dark shape.That contrast is what makes it straightforward to place. It holds up against a white or light wall instead of sinking into one, and it needs no particular warmth in the background to work. The image is split across five panels, so allow for the gaps between them when you measure the wall.Sizes and framing Small, Medium and Large Without Frame: simple canvas, needs mounting With Frame: arrives ready to hang See the painting size chart and the wolf painting collection.Free worldwide shipping, 7 to 12 business days. 30 day returns. See our shipping policy for details. Show more