The Roper — Western Fine Art Print
From $450 Click photo for printing options and to purchase
Everything you need to know about a working cowboy is in his hands. In The Roper, Tamara Gooch moves in close — past the landscape, past the horse, past the wide-angle drama of the open range — and finds the story in a single detail: the weathered hands of a working cowboy holding a coiled rope on the saddle horn, the worn denim of the leg pressed against the horse's side, the well-used leather of the tack carrying the record of years of work in every crease and stain and mark of use. The rope is coiled with the particular neatness of someone who has done this ten thousand times — not the careful coiling of a showman but the efficient, automatic coiling of a working hand who needs the rope ready and has no patience for anything that isn't. The black and white treatment is essential here — it strips away the color and the context and leaves only the texture, the form, and the story, which is more than sufficient. This is the American West not as mythology but as daily fact — the worn denim, the callused hands, the coiled rope, and the horse beneath it all, present but peripheral, the ground on which the whole working life is built. The Roper belongs to the tradition of western detail photography that honors the working cowboy not through grand gesture but through close, patient observation of the tools and the hands that define the life — and it brings that tradition to the wall with the authority and authenticity that only genuine fieldwork produces. On ChromaLuxe Metal or Lumachrome HD TruLife Acrylic, the extraordinary tonal richness and the authentic western character of The Roper make it a powerful and distinctive statement piece — a natural companion to Canyon Rider, Badlands Cowboy, and Above the Sage for collectors drawn to the working cowboy life of the American West.
Limited edition of 50. Photo © copyright by Tamara Gooch.
ULTRA LUMACHROME® HD TRULIFE® ACRYLIC PRINT
TOP OF THE LINE, MUSEUM QUALITY, EXCLUSIVE, FINE ART PRINTS
The Lumachrome® HD Acrylic Print using TruLife® acrylic is the finest image display medium available today. The archival process features vivid, brilliant colors that last well over 120 years with incredible 3D depth. When lit with quality lighting, the reactive properties of this material make it literally come alive. Coupled with the revolutionary TruLife® abrasion resistant acrylic which VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES reflections and glare and blocks up to 99% of UV rays, offering the highest resolution viewing experience possible. Your print will have a 1/8 inch thick acrylic surface with an aluminum backing and an HD 1.375" ROMA back mounted recessed floating frame allowing your artwork to appear to “float” on the wall for an awe-inspiring, contemporary presentation. Your print arrives ready to hang.
Select a print size:
CHROMALUX MUSEUM QUALITY METAL PRINTS
CONTEMPOARY FINE ART METAL PRINTS
These prints represent a new art medium for preserving photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. The finished images will take on a magical luminescence. Colors are vibrant and the luminescence is breathtaking. Detail and resolution are unsurpassed make any space come to life.
The Aluminum prints are gallery mounted on 2mm black Styrene and finished with a black edge and a black metal inset frame that floats the print ¾” off the wall when hung.
Select a print size:
Gallery Quality FloatPlaq
Gallery Quality Float Plaq
FloatPlaqs give your art dimension to appear as if it is floating off the wall. FloatPlaqs are quickly becoming a favorite for fine art galleries world-wide. Each photograph is mounted on an acid-free 3/8" thick eco-friendly wood surface finished with a beveled edge, and given a 3/4" deep backing to create a floating effect.
Select a print size:
MUSEUM QUALITY PAPER PRINTS
Museum Quality Paper Prints
With all fine art paper prints either FujiFlex Chrystal Archive, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 or Hahnemuhle Bamboo papers will be used. Each paper is chosen to best enhance and showcase each individual limited edition print for impressive print quality ensuring your artwork has outstanding expression and soul.
Select a print size: