Open Edition
Breakthrough (Open Edition)
Breakthrough (Open Edition)
Breakthrough is a panoramic landscape from the North Dakota Badlands near Medora, captured with the world's most detail-rich medium format camera system as a multi-frame stitch. The image reads from left to right like a visual narrative: cool blue fog on the left giving way to warm golden sunrise breaking through on the right.
This Open Edition print is not numbered and not limited to a set quantity. Every one is made to order. The archival prints are hand-printed by me in my studio on the best cotton rag paper I have found, and signed before they ship. Available at 12x24 and 18x36, each with a clean white border that fits a ready-made frame.
At 36 inches wide you can also choose a face-mounted gallery acrylic, with or without a slim float frame, ready to hang out of the box. The acrylic is face-mounted by master printmakers I have worked with for years, using a custom-selected formulation with anti-reflective optical clarity, UV protection, and abrasion resistance.
Looking for a larger, Limited Edition version?
Breakthrough is available as a signed and numbered limited edition from 20x48 up to 49x120 in the Signature Series. Click here for the larger options.
Looking for the 16-foot version you saw at The Capital Gallery? You want Immersive Scale Masterworks.
All prints made-to-order in the USA
All prints made-to-order in the USA
Captured with high-resolution systems
Open Edition prints are unlimited and unnumbered. Hand-numbered limited editions of this image start at 40x40 in the Signature Series.
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Free shipping under 48" to the contiguous U.S. Custom freight quote for 60" and above provided within 5-7 business days. Hawaii, Alaska, and international orders will receive a freight estimate within 5-10 business days.
Breakthrough (Open Edition)
When the fog lifts and everything becomes clear
How It's Made
A lifetime of craftsmanship in every choice.
Every Open Edition print is made by me, one at a time, in my studio. Same cotton rag paper, same pigment inks, same 120-year archival rating as the Signature Series. The acrylic and framed pieces at 30x30 come from the same master printmakers who produce my limited editions. Nothing is mass produced. Nothing is approximated.
Printed in My Studio
Every print in the Signature Series is produced on museum-grade archival paper using pigment-based inks rated for over 120 years under normal display conditions, the longest archival lifespan currently certified for inkjet printing. The same standard applies whether the print is finished as an archival paper print, a traditionally framed work behind UV-protective acrylic, or face-mounted as a gallery acrylic. The materials are the foundation of everything else.
Signed by the Artist
All framed pieces use hand-cut Italian wood profiles, finished by master framers in the United States. The Studio Flat, Studio Contour, and Italian Signature frame options include a hand-applied white linen liner that softens the transition between image and frame edge. Traditional framed pieces are produced by archival framing specialists in Tennessee; gallery acrylic framed pieces are assembled by acrylic master printers in Nevada. Different shops, same standard. Nothing leaves either facility without passing detailed quality review.
Specifications
The details.
- Title
- Breakthrough
- Artist
- Chad Ziemendorf
- Collection
- Open Edition
- Subject
- North Dakota Badlands, near Medora
- Aspect Ratio
- 12:5 panoramic
- Capture
- Medium format, multi-frame stitch
- Available Sizes
- 6x12 through 15x36
- Edition
- Open edition. Not numbered, not limited to a set quantity.
- Treatments
- Archival print at all sizes. Gallery acrylic, unframed or with slim float frame, at 13x30 and 15x36.
- Medium
- Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper with a baryta coating
- Frames
- Slim float frame in satin black, hand-cut Italian wood profile, US-finished
- Longevity
- 120+ year archival rating
- Authentication
- Signed by the artist. Archival prints hand-signed in studio.
- Production
- Made-to-order in the USA. Archival prints hand-printed in my North Dakota studio, 2-3 weeks. Gallery acrylic, 4-6 weeks.
- Shipping
- Shipping is calculated at checkout. Paper prints ship rolled in a tube. Gallery acrylic ships crated and fully insured.
The moment the fog lifts and everything becomes clear.
Buy now
If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact me. I'll get back to you as soon as possible, within 24 hours in most cases (unless I'm traveling for a shoot). In the meantime, here's some answers to the most-asked questions.
- Chad Z.
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Framing & Presentation
Every piece is offered in four presentations. Archival Print is the unframed paper print, available at the smallest size in each ratio. Traditional Framed is that same print, matted and framed and ready to hang. Gallery Acrylic is a face-mounted acrylic, unframed and ready to hang, and it is the presentation the limited editions are built around. Slim Float adds a satin black float frame, Studio Contour adds a subtle contour frame in satin black with a linen liner, and Italian Signature uses a luxury Dark Ash frame with a linen liner. The linen liner is my preferred presentation, and if you would rather go without it, the price does not change. Say the word when you order.
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Choosing Your Size
It's easy to underbuy. A piece should span roughly two thirds of the wall or the furniture it hangs above, and the center should sit near eye level, around 57 to 60 inches off the floor. Measure the wall before you choose, not after. If you are between two sizes, I recommend the larger one. At scale the horizon does the work and the room widens, and that effect is the entire reason to own the piece. If you want help deciding, send me your wall dimensions and a photo of the space.
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Production & Delivery
Every piece is made to order. Production takes four to six weeks regardless of size or presentation, and shipping time is added to that.
Shipping is free within the United States on panoramic pieces up to 48 inches on the long side and square pieces up to 50 inches. Anything larger ships freight. I will send you a freight quote within five to seven business days of your inquiry, so reach out before you order at those sizes and I will have the number ready.
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Open Edition vs. Limited Edition
Each image is an open edition at its smallest size and a hand-numbered limited edition at every size above it. Edition counts descend as the size increases, so the largest pieces are the scarcest. Two artist proofs exist at each limited edition size. One is reserved for my own collection and one is available for purchase.
Every limited edition piece is signed by hand and arrives with a certificate of authenticity recording the title, size, edition number, and date. There are no digital signatures on anything I sell. When an edition sells out, it is gone. No reprints, no reissues, no exceptions.
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Returns & Damage
Because every piece is made to order for you specifically, all sales are final and I do not accept returns.
Damage in transit is a different matter and I will make it right. Inspect the packaging and the artwork within 48 hours of delivery. If anything arrived damaged, photograph both the damaged packaging and the damaged piece and send those images to me, and I will issue a replacement. The photographs of the packaging matter as much as the ones of the print, because that is what the freight claim requires.
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Care & Display
Acrylic face-mounts clean with a dry or slightly damp microfiber cloth and nothing else. Never use glass cleaner, ammonia, or alcohol on the surface, and never a paper towel. Framed paper prints need only occasional dusting.
Hang the work out of direct sunlight. The materials are rated to last more than 100 years, and keeping harsh light off the surface is how you get all of it. Large acrylics are heavy. Mount into studs or use anchors rated well above the piece's weight, and ask for the weight before you hang if you are unsure.