Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Thomas Cole

1828 · Oil on canvas · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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About this work

Artist: Thomas Cole (1801–1848)
Year: 1828
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 101 × 138.4 cm
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Movement: Hudson River School

Adam and Eve, tiny and bowed, are driven out through a rocky gateway by a shaft of blinding light; behind them Paradise glows with lush foliage and clear skies, while before them lies a blasted world of dead trees, a smoking volcano and a wolf tearing at a deer as a vulture circles. The canvas is split down the middle between the two realms. Cole painted it in 1828 and showed it that year at the National Academy of Design in New York, of which he was a founding member, together with a companion Garden of Eden now in Fort Worth. He hoped these biblical landscapes would raise his art above mere views; they did not sell, but his patron Robert Gilmor backed his travels to Europe. The cavernous scale recalls John Martin's illustrations to Paradise Lost. It is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a Karolik gift of 1947.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A canvas split between a glowing Paradise and a blasted world with a smoking volcano, for a study, den or hallway at 24×18 or 32×24 in black. Charcoal, deep green or ochre; it is dramatic and not a picture for a nursery.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1828)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural oak frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 16×12 and 24×18 and 32×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Expulsion from the Garden of Eden in the public domain?

Yes. Thomas Cole (1801–1848) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museum of Fine Arts.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Expulsion from the Garden of Eden painted, and in what medium?

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden dates from 1828 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 101 × 138.4 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Thomas Cole) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden · Thomas Cole · 1828. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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