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Rockwell Kent
1882-1971
Whale Surfacing. Verso: Whale Underwater
ca. 1930
Pen and black ink, over graphite, on wove paper; verso: pen and black ink.
6 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches (174 x 195 mm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dennis.
1980.80:2
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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.
Inscription:
Signed in graphite at lower right, "Rockwell Kent".
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dennis, Westport, Connecticut
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