Antarctic Larson-calved A68 'Trillion-Tonne' Iceberg 2020

Sculptural Watercolor Original Painting, Fine Art Print, Global Warming Art, Iceberg, Climate Change Art

Sculptural Watercolour® by Prue Bishop, 2020, 60x80x5cm. G07

🧊 A Monument to a Disappearing Ice Giant

This Sculptural Watercolour® captures the A68 iceberg, the largest-ever recorded to break free from the Antarctic Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017. Weighing over one trillion tonnes, it drifted into the South Atlantic, gradually disintegrating and vanishing forever.

🌊 A Fragile Iceberg in Its Final Journey

• Highlights the striking contrasts between the iceberg’s smooth upper surface and its craggy, melting walls as it succumbs to warming seas.
• Depicts the scale and power of ice in transition, as it calves, fractures, and dissolves into the ocean.
• Serves as a stark reminder of climate change, illustrating how ice loss accelerates rising sea levels worldwide.

🌎 A68’s Legacy & Global Impact

The melting of icebergs like A68 is a visible marker of Earth’s warming climate. As pieces of the ice shelf collapse into the ocean, they contribute to the destabilization of Antarctica’s ice structure, leading to irreversible environmental changes.

🎨 Prue Bishop’s Perspective

Through intricate sculptural layering, Prue Bishop captures the temporary, sculptural beauty of icebergs, creating a tactile, three-dimensional effect that enhances the emotional depth of this vanishing ice giant.

🖼️ Artwork Availability & Print Details:

• The original painting is currently on exhibition. If you are interested in purchasing the original, please contact us for availability.
• Fine Art Prints and Digital Downloads are available.
• Prints are offered in multiple sizes – see Digital Images Notice for details. Prints exclude mounts and frames.
• Printed on museum-quality, archival paper with rich color depth and texture.