Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

Thomas Cole

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

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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 16×24 or 24×36 in black. Charcoal, deep green or ochre; it is dramatic and not a picture for a nursery.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1828)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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

A museum-exhibition poster of Thomas Cole's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden — Expulsion from the Garden of Eden — Adam and Eve driven from a radiant garden into a wilderness of storm and rock — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Hudson River School, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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