Lake Helen Lassen Volcanic Wall Art | Vintage California Print

Lake Helen lies flat and cobalt blue through the middle of this Lassen Volcanic National Park print, with grey boulders breaking the surface near the shore. A bank of magenta and yellow wildflowers spills across the foreground, dark conifers ring the far bank, and the snow-streaked shoulder of Lassen Peak stands over the water in high summer light.

Why you'll love it

• Painted in the golden-age national park poster style: the lake laid in as one deep unbroken blue, the peak built from cool grey and white facets, the flowers stippled in hot pink against it all.
• It names the exact place. Lake Helen, Lassen Peak, California, with the park date and the coordinates 40.49 N, 121.51 W set along the bottom edge.
• Lassen Volcanic was established as a national park in 1916, and Lake Helen sits high on the flank of Lassen Peak, a 10,457-foot lava dome and one of the largest of its kind on earth.
• Deep cobalt blue, magenta wildflowers, granite grey and dark conifer green make a striking palette for a living room, a dining room or a stairwell that needs colour.
• 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

This is the boldest colour pairing in the series, blue against magenta, so treat it as the piece a room is arranged around rather than one of several. It holds its own above a dark green or navy sofa, and the pink in the flowers is a gift if you already have plum, raspberry or terracotta in the cushions. On a white wall in a black frame it goes graphic and modern; in natural oak on a warm wall it stays closer to an old railway poster.

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 Lassen Volcanic prints in the shop? This is the Lake Helen view, with the location and coordinates lettered at the foot of the poster. The other Lassen Volcanic 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.