Mesa Arch Canyonlands National Park Wall Art | Vintage Utah Print

Mesa Arch sits right on the lip of the Island in the Sky, and this vintage Canyonlands National Park poster looks out from underneath it. The thick red span arcs across the top of the frame and holds the whole view in place: rust-coloured buttes and terraced benches stepping away below, then the snow-covered La Sal Mountains along a hard blue horizon.

Why you'll love it

• Painted in the golden-age national park poster style: the sandstone built in ribbed layers of brick and rust, the arch underside glowing with reflected warmth, and the far range simplified to blue and white bands.
• It names the exact place. Mesa Arch, Island in the Sky, Utah, with the park date and the coordinates 38.20 N, 109.93 W set along the bottom edge.
• Island in the Sky is a broad mesa standing roughly a thousand feet above the canyons around it, and Canyonlands was established as a national park in 1964.
• Brick red, rust, warm ochre and a deep blue sky make a calm palette for a living room, a study or a room with leather and dark timber.
• Drawn in the same style as the rest of the 63-park series, so several hang together as one set.

Materials and sizes

• Paper: museum-grade matte art paper with archival pigment inks, 2:3 vertical format.
• Canvas: matte gallery canvas, or ready-to-hang framed canvas in white, black, espresso or natural wood.
• Sizes: 8x12" through 30x40", plus A4 to A1 for European frames.
• Made to order with colour-managed printing.

Styling it at home

Because the arch itself makes a dark curved border along the top, this print reads as a window rather than a picture, and it does something useful on a windowless wall. The reds are deep rather than bright, so it settles into a room with walnut, cognac leather or a rust rug instead of shouting over them. It also pairs cleanly with the Arches print from this series, the two red rock views side by side.

Shipping and care

Paper prints ship rolled in a rigid tube. Framed canvas arrives ready to hang with hardware fitted. Keep the print out of direct sunlight and wipe the surface with a dry, soft cloth.

FAQ

How is this different from the other Canyonlands prints in the shop? This is the Mesa Arch view, with the location and coordinates lettered at the foot of the poster. The other Canyonlands designs show different views in mid-century, oil painting and watercolour styles.

Is a frame included with the paper print? No. Paper prints ship unframed; the framed options are the framed canvas materials.