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The Counterpane (from The Waves Series), 1989
The Counterpane (from The Waves Series), 1989

The Counterpane (from The Waves Series), 1989

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

screenprint from The Waves series shares a title with a chapter of Herman Melville’s acclaimed novel Moby Dick

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

Head Tide, Good Housekeeping, Story Illustration
Head Tide, Good Housekeeping, Story Illustration

Head Tide, Good Housekeeping, Story Illustration

By Mead Schaeffer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Moby Dick, The Count of Monte Christo, and King Arthur and His Knights. The featured lot, a masterpiece

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Frank Stella

Located in Fairlawn, OH

composition is similar to the background edges of several large prints Stella made as part of the Moby Dick

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jaws by Peter Benchley, First Edition with Dust Jacket, 1974
Jaws by Peter Benchley, First Edition with Dust Jacket, 1974

Jaws by Peter Benchley, First Edition with Dust Jacket, 1974

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

the Great American fish felon, Moby Dick. But the shark is so menacingly adequate an embodiment of

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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

York City in 1903. Among his illustrated books were "Moby Dick", "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Category

Vintage 1930s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Hail and Farewell
Hail and Farewell

Hail and Farewell

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Missouri, MO

painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'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

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

Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye

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

Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—simultaneously precise and abstract images that drew on his architect’s eye

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

preeminent graphic artists of his time. His striking illustrations for two editions of Herman Melville’s Moby

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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

Moby Dick
Moby Dick

Frank StellaMoby Dick, 1992

Unavailable|$50,000

Moby Dick

By Frank Stella

Located in Seoul, SO

That changing, shifting quality is apparent in Stella's own Moby Dick series, a set of painting

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Moby Dick (The White Whale)
Moby Dick (The White Whale)

Moby Dick (The White Whale)

By Alex Weinstein

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Moby Dick (The White Whale), 2006-08 Resin and acrylic Installed : 44 1/4 x 110 1/4 inches WE208

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

"Moby Dick, " Duco lacquer on masonite by Robert Hansen
"Moby Dick, " Duco lacquer on masonite by Robert Hansen

"Moby Dick, " Duco lacquer on masonite by Robert Hansen

By Robert Hansen

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Duco automotive lacquer on masonite entitled "Moby Dick," by Robert Hansen

Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Moby Dick
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Made of spun steel, which is an ancient sculpting technique developed by the Romans, the whale and ship are created using reclaimed materials.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Moby Dick

Frank StellaMoby Dick, 1989

Unavailable|$10,000

Moby Dick

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

Category

1980s Prints and Multiples

Moby Dick, Vintage Polish Film Poster by Wiktor Gorka, 1961
Moby Dick, Vintage Polish Film Poster by Wiktor Gorka, 1961

Moby Dick, Vintage Polish Film Poster by Wiktor Gorka, 1961

By Wiktor Gorka

Located in London, GB

This is an incredibly special rare film poster for ‘Moby Dick’, starring Gregory Peck and Orson

Category

Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Extracts - Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series

Extracts - Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series

By Frank Stella

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Original Frank Stella Lithograph with Etching, Aquatint, Relief and Screenprint in colors on Rives BFK paper. From the signed, dated, and numbered edition of 40.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Color, Etching, Intaglio, Lithograph, Paper, Screen

Oil On Canvas Maritime Seascape
Oil On Canvas Maritime Seascape

Oil On Canvas Maritime Seascape

Located in Woodbury, CT

An oil on canvas whaling scene by Robert Jordan featuring a scene from Melville's 'Moby Dick' with

Category

20th Century American Paintings

All Astir, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
All Astir, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"

All Astir, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"

By Nuala Clarke

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

The title of this soothing seascape is taken from a chapter of Moby Dick. The surface is smooth

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Generations
Generations

Joe DiggsGenerations, 2020

Unavailable|$25,000

Generations

Located in Provincetown, MA

his open, ongoing passion, whether it be expressed around storytelling - a huge, raging Moby Dick

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Northern Night

Northern Night

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Wellesley, MA

well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Edgartown, MA

career included illustrating classic novels such as Moby-Dick, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and

Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Climber

Mountain Climber

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Wellesley, MA

well as a popular illustrator and print-maker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most

Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Decorum (for Henry James), abstract acrylic painting on canvas

Decorum (for Henry James), abstract acrylic painting on canvas

By Ron Shuebrook

Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia

“monkeyrope” that was the line that attached a whaler to his vessel– as in Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”, one

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blandford Monkeyrope, abstract acrylic painting on canvas

Blandford Monkeyrope, abstract acrylic painting on canvas

By Ron Shuebrook

Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia

“monkeyrope” that was the line that attached a whaler to his vessel– as in Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”, one

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Atmosphere and Monkeyrope, abstract acrylic painting on canvas
Atmosphere and Monkeyrope, abstract acrylic painting on canvas

Atmosphere and Monkeyrope, abstract acrylic painting on canvas

By Ron Shuebrook

Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia

“monkeyrope” that was the line that attached a whaler to his vessel– as in Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick”, one

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kind River

Kind River

By Larry Hill Art

Located in Fresno, CA

Moby Dick, a whale whose whiteness could strike panic in the human soul. If you do, I believe you will

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Moby Dick Illustration
Moby Dick Illustration

Moby Dick Illustration

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Story illustration for Moby Dick by Herman Melville, for the 1931 edition published by The John C

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moby Dick from The Waves, 1989
Moby Dick from The Waves, 1989

Moby Dick from The Waves, 1989

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Frank Stella Moby Dick, from The Waves Series, 1989, named after a chapter from the Herman Melville

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

Jonah Historically Regarded, from Moby Dick Engravings
Jonah Historically Regarded, from Moby Dick Engravings

Jonah Historically Regarded, from Moby Dick Engravings

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Frank Stella Jonah Historically Regarded from Moby Dick Engravings, 1991 is from a series of works

Category

1990s Abstract Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings

Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Part of Frank Stella’s Moby Dick series, this color etching aquatint features a wide array of

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Moby Dick and Captain Ahab Whirligig  by Stephen Ketchum
Moby Dick and Captain Ahab Whirligig  by Stephen Ketchum

Moby Dick and Captain Ahab Whirligig by Stephen Ketchum

By Stephen Ketchum

Located in Nantucket, MA

Moby Dick and Captain Ahab Whirligig carved and painted on Nantucket by Stephen Ketchum, c.1981

Category

Vintage 1980s American Primitive Weathervanes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Whale Sculpture Moby Dick in Iron, 1960s
Vintage Whale Sculpture Moby Dick in Iron, 1960s

Vintage Whale Sculpture Moby Dick in Iron, 1960s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Vintage interpretation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The great white whale. It is executed in

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg
Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg

Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg

By Gerard Van Den Berg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Comfortable and inviting, "Moby Dick" buck leather two-seater sofa, designed by highly respected

Category

2010s Dutch Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

"Moby Dick, " WPA-Influenced Sculpture by John Martin, 1939
"Moby Dick, " WPA-Influenced Sculpture by John Martin, 1939

"Moby Dick, " WPA-Influenced Sculpture by John Martin, 1939

By John Arthur Martin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Joyful, whimsical and brilliantly carved, this sculpture of Moby Dick illustrates the Depression

Category

Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg
Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg

Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg

By Gerard Van Den Berg, Label

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wonderfully comfortable and inviting "Moby Dick" soft form grey leather 3-seater sofa, designed

Category

1990s Dutch Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

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