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Persevere · Without words
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The story behind the photograph

I volunteer occasionally at a wolf sanctuary in Colorado. We have helped establish large open paddocks (fenced with integrity) for these amazing beasts that come here from all scenarios. In exchange for our work, we are able to interact, even pet, and I have even been licked in the face! They are larger than you imagine, and they are not dogs - you feel the wild in their presence. This is sweet Indigo. She passed away the next morning from this photo, laying herself to rest underneath the same tree where her sister passed.”

— Tom Bartel
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The story
Persevere · Without words, close up
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Close up
Persevere · Without words

25.5″ × 33.5″ on wall

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Gallery wall
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25.5″ × 33.5″ on wall

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Living room
Persevere · Without words

25.5″ × 33.5″ on wall

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Above the bed
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Office
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Persevere · Without words

In Tom Bartel's words

“I volunteer occasionally at a wolf sanctuary in Colorado.”

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From the photograph Persevere by Tom Bartel, Colorado · View the original →

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Format

Crisp detail on archival fine-art paper, set behind glazing in a gallery frame.

Size

Holds a wall on its own, over a console or desk

25.5″ × 33.5″ on the wall, with the frame

Good detail. Made to be seen from a step or two back, as a piece this size usually is.

Above 24″, printed from an enlarged file

The piece was developed in our studio using digital and AI tools, and the same tools enlarged it for large-format printing. At these sizes fine detail is interpreted rather than photographed.

Frame: Natural

$279
  • Printed to order and with you in about 5 to 10 business days.
  • $25 shipping within the United States.
  • Damaged in transit? We replace it free, within 30 days.
  • Each piece is printed for you, so we can’t take back an undamaged one.
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A black-phase gray wolf stands in dry grass and scattered leaf litter, head turned to its right, one amber eye catching the light. Low sun rakes across the coat, silvering the guard hairs along the shoulder and ruff while the muzzle and flank stay in deep shadow. The background falls away into warm, out-of-focus bands of bleached grass and bare ground.

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The photograph that inspired this piece

Persevere

It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, with no words set on it. How these are made.

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