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Ahwahnee The Deep Grassy Valley By Stephen Lyman

By Stephen Lyman

Ahwahnee the Deep Grassy Valley by Stephen Lyman

The Yosemite people called Yosemite Valley Awooni or Owwo for (gaping) “mouth,” referring to the appearance of the valley’s walls from the village of Ahwahnee, the largest and most powerful Indian village in the valley. The natives also called themselves Ah-wah-ne-chee, or “dwellers of Ahwahnee.”

Chief Tenaya tried to explain the meaning of “Ahwahnee” to white men by using sign language, but was mistakenly interpreted as saying “deep grassy valley.” In his own language Tenaya was trying to sign “gaping mouth.” In 1851, the US government tried to drive the natives out of Ahwahnee, but Chief Tenaya never submitted and never signed a treaty. In the tradition of the other great Stephen Lyman prints, almost all of which are Sold Out at the Publisher, is this - one of the late artist's favorite images, which, because of recent Yosemite floods, captures an image no longer in existence.

Naturalist and Sierra Club founder, John Muir, described Yosemite as “a place of rest, a refuge from the roar and dust in which one gains the advantages of solitude. This one noble park is big enough and rich enough for a whole life of study and aesthetic enjoyment, as none can escape its charms of natural beauty.” Muir’s sentiment is vividly portrayed in artist’s Stephen Lyman’s masterful Ahwahnee.

Ahwahnee the Deep Grassy Valley by Stephen Lyman is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition print with a 13 x 33 image size priced at $325 unframed.

Canvas - Ahwahnee the Deep Grassy Valley by Stephen Lyman is also available for sale as a higher quality limited edition of only 96 giclee canvas's that have been signed by Andrea Lyman. The canvas has a 18 x 46 image size priced at $1,495 unframed.

Order yours today. All artwork is professionally boxed and insured and guaranteed to arrive in mint condition. Wildlife artist Stephen Lyman wildlife in artwork for sale. Painting of a mountain valley in the shadow of Yosemite painted by Stephen Lyman. Custom picture framing and art prints on sale framed any way you want or unframed.

Types Dimensions Edition Size Price Cart
Signed And Numbered Limited Edition Print 13 x 33 Image Size 1500 $325.00

Limited Edition Giclee Canvas 18 x 46 Image Size 96 $1,495.00

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