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Rockwell Kent
1882-1971
Whale Surfacing. Verso: Whale Underwater
ca. 1930
6 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches (174 x 195 mm)
Pen and black ink, over graphite, on wove paper; verso: pen and black ink.
1980.80:2
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dennis.
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Watermark: none.
Illustration for the 1930 Random House edition of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." The illustration was used in chapter CXVI, as well as on the cover of the book.
Illustration for the 1930 Random House edition of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." The illustration was used in chapter CXVI, as well as on the cover of the book.
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Signed in graphite at lower right, "Rockwell Kent".
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