{"product_id":"moraine-lake-poster-vintage-banff-canada-travel-art","title":"Moraine Lake Poster | Vintage Banff Golden Hour Travel Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.rz-desc{line-height:1.65}.rz-desc\u003ep{margin:0 0 1.15em}.rz-desc h3{margin:2.4em 0 .8em;font-size:1.08em;letter-spacing:.02em}.rz-desc ul{margin:0 0 1.9em 1.15em;padding:0}.rz-desc ul li{margin:0 0 .6em}.rz-desc table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 1.4em}.rz-desc th,.rz-desc td{padding:.65em .7em;border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.rz-desc th{font-weight:600}.rz-desc .rz-note{margin:0 0 2.4em;opacity:.85;font-size:.95em}.rz-desc .rz-qa{margin:0 0 1.25em}.rz-desc .rz-close{margin:2.6em 0 0;font-style:italic}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoraine Lake is known for its turquoise water beneath the Valley of the Ten Peaks. This one waits for the low light — the Wenkchemna Peaks lit orange, the range doubled in still turquoise water, and a single red canoe drifting at the far left. An original vintage-style Moraine Lake poster of the Valley of the Ten Peaks at golden hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is drawn flat — an eye-level view over a foreground of grey boulders straight down the lake to the jagged, snow-streaked Ten Peaks lit orange by low sun, their reflection laid across still turquoise water with a tiny red canoe at the far left, a dark cliff and pale scree slope framing the left edge and a band of conifers along the right shore. The lettering sits in the open sky, LAKE above MORAINE with a small maple leaf beside CANADA beneath, and the whole sheet is worked in turquoise, burnt orange, slate blue, cream and peach. Printed to order on heavyweight matte art paper with a smooth, uncoated surface that keeps those hard colour edges crisp and readable from across the room. No glare, no plastic sheen, no photograph: just paper and ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 189 g\/m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e (10.3 mil) heavyweight matte art stock — substantial enough to hang unframed without curling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e uncoated matte — no glare under lamps, windows or gallery lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94%, so a wall colour or a second sheet behind it never shows through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrightness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104% ISO — a bright white base that keeps the flat colour blocks saturated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e paper milled in Japan; every poster is printed to order, never warehoused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize chart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePoster size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt panel (centred)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWorks well\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\"\" × 18\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 × 15 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edesk shelves, small nooks, gallery-wall filler\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\"\" × 24\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 × 22.5 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebedrooms, home offices, above a console or sofa\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\"\" × 36\"\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 × 30 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eliving rooms, stairwells, a single statement wall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe illustration is a 4:5 panel centred on the sheet with an even margin above and below, so it sits well in an off-the-shelf frame with or without a mat. Ships rolled in a protective tube, unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size should I order?\u003c\/strong\u003e The 18″ × 24″ is the safe default for most walls. Take the 12″ × 18″ for a desk, a shelf or as part of a gallery cluster, and the 24″ × 36″ when the poster is meant to be the focal point of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it come framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — it ships rolled and unframed in a protective tube. All three sizes are standard US frame sizes, so a shop-bought frame fits without a custom mat. A ready-to-hang framed version of this design is listed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a reprint of an old travel poster?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the water at Moraine Lake so blue?\u003c\/strong\u003e Moraine Lake is glacier-fed, and the fine rock flour carried in by meltwater scatters light to give the water its turquoise colour. It sits in the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, Alberta, at roughly 1,885 metres, and the colour is at its strongest from late June once the lake has filled after the spring thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Ten Peaks at golden hour, doubled in turquoise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RaZits","offers":[{"title":"12″×18″","offer_id":43221781020743,"sku":"8169104_3876","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18″×24″","offer_id":43221781053511,"sku":"8169104_1","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24″×36″","offer_id":43221781086279,"sku":"8169104_2","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0081\/0332\/9863\/files\/enhanced-matte-paper-poster-_in_-12x18-person-6aaa4ef5f220c.jpg?v=1789546242","url":"https:\/\/razits.com\/products\/moraine-lake-poster-vintage-banff-canada-travel-art","provider":"RaZits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}