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Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Boardman Robinson, Easton Press
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Boardman Robinson, Easton Press

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Boardman Robinson, Easton Press

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick, Or The Whale. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1977. The 100 Greatest Books Ever

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Silk, Paper

Battering Ram (from Moby Dick Deckle Edges)
Battering Ram (from Moby Dick Deckle Edges)

Battering Ram (from Moby Dick Deckle Edges)

By Frank Stella

Located in Missouri, MO

artist took as inspiration for his work literary sources such as Herman Melville's "Moby Dick."

Category

1990s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

The Triumph of Venus and Galatea Over Moby Dick

The Triumph of Venus and Galatea Over Moby Dick

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my current work, The Revisionist Histories, I am writing letters to art history, literature, and mythology in an attempt to redress past wrongs, re-draw archetypes, and reflect th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Borghese "Leather Bound Book" Bookends
Pair of Borghese "Leather Bound Book" Bookends

Pair of Borghese "Leather Bound Book" Bookends

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, making it tough to spot they are holding up your priceless copy of Moby Dick and War and Peace! A

Category

20th Century Italian Bookends

Ahab’s Leg, From the Waves, 1989
Ahab’s Leg, From the Waves, 1989

Ahab’s Leg, From the Waves, 1989

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

works based on Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. In Melville’s novel, Ahab was a ship captain whose leg was

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

A Squeeze of the Hand (From the Waves Series), 1988
A Squeeze of the Hand (From the Waves Series), 1988

A Squeeze of the Hand (From the Waves Series), 1988

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Stella interpret and transform Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. In Stella’s “Wave” series, he interprets the

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model
Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Miniature Pequot Ship's Figurehead Model

Located in Nantucket, MA

figurehead of the Whale Ship PEQUOD in Melville's "Moby Dick." The finely done carving includes great detail

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

" Confessions"- Virgil -Gulliver's Travels - Moby-Dick . Each book is in great condition. Minor wear. Each on is

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Huge Photograph of a "Nantucket Sleighride", circa 1920s
Huge Photograph of a "Nantucket Sleighride", circa 1920s

Huge Photograph of a "Nantucket Sleighride", circa 1920s

Located in Nantucket, MA

sleighrides staged for the silent film Down to the Sea in Ships and the later film Moby Dick, this shot is not

Category

Vintage 1920s Peruvian Other Photography

Materials

Other

Early to Mid-20th Century Folk Art Carved and Decorated Plaque of Tashtego
Early to Mid-20th Century Folk Art Carved and Decorated Plaque of Tashtego

Early to Mid-20th Century Folk Art Carved and Decorated Plaque of Tashtego

Located in Nantucket, MA

of a New England whaling crew of the period, but also a very important character in the Moby Dick

Category

Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

P110 Lounge Chairs by Rosselli, Partner of Gio Ponti, Exhibited at MoMA, NY
P110 Lounge Chairs by Rosselli, Partner of Gio Ponti, Exhibited at MoMA, NY

P110 Lounge Chairs by Rosselli, Partner of Gio Ponti, Exhibited at MoMA, NY

By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

'moby dick,' 'jumbo','jaranda' and 'play' . Rosselli's rare 'moby dick' chaise longue featured in the

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text
LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text

LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text

By Henri Bassmadjian

Located in Surfside, FL

immersed himself in the myth of Moby Dick. Many exhibitions (Brussels, Tarbes, Lyon, Rennes) while teaching

Category

1980s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache, Graphite

LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text
LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text

LIE TO ME, Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Text

By Henri Bassmadjian

Located in Surfside, FL

immersed himself in the myth of Moby Dick. Many exhibitions (Brussels, Tarbes, Lyon, Rennes) while teaching

Category

1980s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache, Graphite

Cult

Cult

By Tony Caramanico

Located in Fairfield, CT

to jumping off a ship’s mast in a gale and landing on Moby Dick for a few seconds of oneness with the

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Photographic Film

Le Progres

Le Progres

By Tony Caramanico

Located in Fairfield, CT

to jumping off a ship’s mast in a gale and landing on Moby Dick for a few seconds of oneness with the

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Photographic Film

The Whale as a Dish (from Waves II)
The Whale as a Dish (from Waves II)

The Whale as a Dish (from Waves II)

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

white whale itself. All the works in the Waves series are based on chapters from Herman Melville’s Moby

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

The Counterpane (from The Waves
The Counterpane (from The Waves

The Counterpane (from The Waves

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

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

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

Boats on the Beach, Sag Harbor
Boats on the Beach, Sag Harbor

Boats on the Beach, Sag Harbor

By Marc Dalessio

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

19th century—referenced several times in Moby Dick—Sag Harbor's wharf is a landmark of a town with a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series)
Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series)

Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series)

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

a chapter of Herman Melville’s acclaimed novel Moby Dick. “Going Abroad” refers to chapter twenty

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut, Screen

A Day's Catch
A Day's Catch

A Day's Catch

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster
Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster

Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster

By Edgar Brandt

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

lamp or for a library where this whale could sit next to Herman Melville's Moby Dick or Carlo Collodi's

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

"At Full Sail" by Anton Otto Fisher
"At Full Sail" by Anton Otto Fisher

"At Full Sail" by Anton Otto Fisher

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Wiscasset, ME

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mid Century Giovanni Offredi Saporiti Italia Modern Leather King Wave Bed MCM
Mid Century Giovanni Offredi Saporiti Italia Modern Leather King Wave Bed MCM

Mid Century Giovanni Offredi Saporiti Italia Modern Leather King Wave Bed MCM

By Giovanni Offredi

Located in Dayton, OH

furniture – the Jumbo chair, the Moby Dick chaise longue, the Confidential sofa – which are still in the

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Leather

Summer Seas
Summer Seas

Summer Seas

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Sheffield, MA

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

Category

1940s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shards II (From Shards)
Shards II (From Shards)

Shards II (From Shards)

By Frank Stella

Located in Missouri, MO

such as Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." Since the late 1980s, Stella has been involved with several

Category

1980s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper
"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper

"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper

By Rockwell Kent

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo
Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo

Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick Year: 1978 Edition: 75/150, plus

Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930

Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930

By Rockwell Kent

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick. New York: Random House, 1930. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Collection of Easton Press Leather Bound Books, 20th Century
Collection of Easton Press Leather Bound Books, 20th Century

Collection of Easton Press Leather Bound Books, 20th Century

By Easton Press

Located in Hamburg, PA

like "The Iliad of Homer", "Moby Dick or The Whale", "Brave New World", etc.        

Category

Late 20th Century American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Rockwell Kent Plate, Salamina
Rockwell Kent Plate, Salamina

Rockwell Kent Plate, Salamina

Located in Phoenix, AZ

printmaker and illustrator. He illustrated many books but his most notable was Herman Melville's Moby Dick.    

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dinner Plates

The Whale Watch
The Whale Watch

The Whale Watch

By Frank Stella

Located in Los Angeles, CA

silkscreen Stella created for the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series of prints in the 1990s (also published by

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Textile, Silk, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Whale Watch
The Whale Watch

The Whale Watch

By Frank Stella

Located in Los Angeles, CA

silkscreen Stella created for the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series of prints in the 1990s (also published by

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Textile, Silk, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment

1930s Large Art Deco Chrome Geometric Mirror
1930s Large Art Deco Chrome Geometric Mirror

1930s Large Art Deco Chrome Geometric Mirror

Located in London, GB

the filming of Moby Dick in 1956, after filming in Fishguard it was gifted to the Fishguard Hotel

Category

Vintage 1930s English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Chrome

The Whale Watch
The Whale Watch

The Whale Watch

By Frank Stella

Located in Los Angeles, CA

silkscreen Stella created for the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series of prints in the 1990s (also published by

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Textile, Silk, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Whale Watch
The Whale Watch

The Whale Watch

By Frank Stella

Located in Los Angeles, CA

silkscreen Stella created for the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series of prints in the 1990s (also published by

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Textile, Silk, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment

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