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Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing
Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing

Anton Otto Fischer Pen and Ink Book Illustration Drawing

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in New Windsor, NY

Among his illustrated books were "Moby Dick", "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and "Treasure Island."

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Vintage 1930s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The Scarlet Letter “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby Dick” (Bradley). It...

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Antique 1850s American Books

Materials

Paper

Frank Stella Effingham (from Eccentric Polygons series) 1974 Signed Lithograph
Frank Stella Effingham (from Eccentric Polygons series) 1974 Signed Lithograph

Frank Stella Effingham (from Eccentric Polygons series) 1974 Signed Lithograph

By Frank Stella

Located in Minneapolis, MN

He collaborated with several leading print workshops, producing large-scale, technically innovative works that further explored his engagement with color, form, and spatial complexit...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969
Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969

Leo Castelli Gallery offset lithograph invitation, 1969

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella - rare London exhibition print, Hand signed by Frank Stella, Framed
Frank Stella - rare London exhibition print, Hand signed by Frank Stella, Framed

Frank Stella - rare London exhibition print, Hand signed by Frank Stella, Framed

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella - Art Center College of Design Poster, CA ex-IBM Collection, Framed
Frank Stella - Art Center College of Design Poster, CA ex-IBM Collection, Framed

Frank Stella - Art Center College of Design Poster, CA ex-IBM Collection, Framed

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella Hand Signed 93/100 Whitney Museum Lithograph Abstract Expressionist
Frank Stella Hand Signed 93/100 Whitney Museum Lithograph Abstract Expressionist

Frank Stella Hand Signed 93/100 Whitney Museum Lithograph Abstract Expressionist

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella - NY State Columbus Centenary, Lithograph, Hand Signed, Ed. of 100
Frank Stella - NY State Columbus Centenary, Lithograph, Hand Signed, Ed. of 100

Frank Stella - NY State Columbus Centenary, Lithograph, Hand Signed, Ed. of 100

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella, Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction
Frank Stella, Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction

Frank Stella, Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Frank Stella, unique paper collage signed and inscribed to museum curator Framed
Frank Stella, unique paper collage signed and inscribed to museum curator Framed

Frank Stella, unique paper collage signed and inscribed to museum curator Framed

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, 1984

The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, 1984

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

What makes The Had Gadya series so pivotal in Stella’s oeuvre however is that it is the introduction of both the 'wave' motif, which inspired the seminal Moby-Dick series and his Con...

Category

1980s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series
Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series

Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series

Located in Surfside, FL

Hoie’s seafaring family origins inspired a long lifetime of painting sailing vessels, fish, whalers, and Moby-Dick, among other subjects. The idea of a “fantasia” (a mixture of forms...

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20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)
Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)

Monograph with 3-D sculptural pop-up (Hand signed and numbered by Red Grooms)

By Red Grooms

Located in New York, NY

Many of his famed sculpto-pictoramas appear in full color and some in gatefolds, such as Moby Dick Meets the NYPL, Tennessee Carousel, and The Marathon.

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Hail and Farewell
Hail and Farewell

Hail and Farewell

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Missouri, MO

His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph
Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph

Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with Label, Signed/N, Framed
Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with Label, Signed/N, Framed

Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with Label, Signed/N, Framed

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen

River Bure The Norfolk Broads East Anglia 1950s Framed Landscape Oil Painting
River Bure The Norfolk Broads East Anglia 1950s Framed Landscape Oil Painting

River Bure The Norfolk Broads East Anglia 1950s Framed Landscape Oil Painting

By Rowland Hilder

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

He illustrated several other books, including Moby Dick. In 1929 he was commissioner by Shell to illustrate Then and Now, a travel guide, which started a long relationship with the c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Frank Stella, Luis Miguel Dominguin, print from Aluminum Series, Signed/N Framed
Frank Stella, Luis Miguel Dominguin, print from Aluminum Series, Signed/N Framed

Frank Stella, Luis Miguel Dominguin, print from Aluminum Series, Signed/N Framed

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relie...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

'Diver' — 1930s American Modernism
'Diver' — 1930s American Modernism

'Diver' — 1930s American Modernism

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

His striking illustrations for two editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye for spatial relations and his y...

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Mountain Climber' — American Modernism
'Mountain Climber' — American Modernism

'Mountain Climber' — American Modernism

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

His striking illustrations for two editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye for spatial relations and his y...

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Bather' — Iconic American Modernism
'The Bather' — Iconic American Modernism

'The Bather' — Iconic American Modernism

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

His striking illustrations for two editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye for spatial relations and his y...

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Sea And Sky' — 1930s Modernism
'Sea And Sky' — 1930s Modernism

'Sea And Sky' — 1930s Modernism

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

His striking illustrations for two editions of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye for spatial relations and his y...

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Winter’s First Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent English Landscape Painting
Winter’s First Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent English Landscape Painting

Winter’s First Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent English Landscape Painting

By Rowland Hilder

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

He illustrated several other books, including Moby Dick. In 1929 he was commissioner by Shell to illustrate Then and Now, a travel guide, which started a long relationship with the c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1 vol. Herman Melville, Moby Dick or the Whale.
1 vol. Herman Melville, Moby Dick or the Whale.

1 vol. Herman Melville, Moby Dick or the Whale.

Located in New York, NY

1 vol. Herman Melville, Moby Dick or the Whale. First Trade Edition. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Gold

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