France_Haute Savoie_Chamonix_Les Drus from La Mer de Glace
Les Drus from La Mer de Glace, Sculptural Watercolour® by Prue Bishop, 70 x 50 x 4 cm G10, 2022. Digital.
Prue Bishop's Sculptural Watercolour "Les Drus" is the usual name for a pyramidal mountain officially named the Aiguille (needle) du Dru that is quite close to the famous Mont Blanc and attached to another very high peak called the Aiguille Vert. Les Drus has two peaks that are close together: one being 21 metres higher than the other.
In visiting Chamonix's famous Mer de Glace via the Montenvert Mountain Railway, Les Drus is a most notable feature on the top of the opposite side of the valley, photographed by thousands of visitors. It has suffered rockfalls for more than 100 years, but none as huge as the more recent ones. The most visible was in 2005 when an entire pillar collapsed that had been named after the intrepid 1955 solo climber Walter Bonatti. Since then, there have been over 300 rockfalls here, including a major landslide in 2011.
The light part of her Sculptural Watercolour is where the Pillar once stood. She also depicts the many colours and structures of the rocks.
This is a digital download, available as a TIFF (for any type of printing) and JPG (for web use) to ensure the best resolution and flexibility. The watermark is removed in the downloaded version. More information on our digital downloads can be found here.
In visiting Chamonix's famous Mer de Glace via the Montenvert Mountain Railway, Les Drus is a most notable feature on the top of the opposite side of the valley, photographed by thousands of visitors. It has suffered rockfalls for more than 100 years, but none as huge as the more recent ones. The most visible was in 2005 when an entire pillar collapsed that had been named after the intrepid 1955 solo climber Walter Bonatti. Since then, there have been over 300 rockfalls here, including a major landslide in 2011.
The light part of her Sculptural Watercolour is where the Pillar once stood. She also depicts the many colours and structures of the rocks.
This is a digital download, available as a TIFF (for any type of printing) and JPG (for web use) to ensure the best resolution and flexibility. The watermark is removed in the downloaded version. More information on our digital downloads can be found here.