Stubb & Flask Kill a Right Whale

1991

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Tyler Graphics Ltd.

Publisher

The image shows swirling, ribbon-like shapes that curve and bend across the canvas. The background includes angular lines and geometrical patterns. Elements resembling a globe or grid can be seen, suggesting a planetary or engineered aspect. A curvilinear form in the center resembles flowing water or liquid silver, contrasting with the rigid, linear structures around it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and relief in black on TGL handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tyler Graphics Ltd.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 193.68 × 136.53 cm (76 1/4 × 53 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.67.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, undescribed

  • Series Title

    Moby Dick Engravings

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mt. Kisco, New York; acquired 1994 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 11/27 F. Stella '91; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS 89-1046

Markings

embossed lower right: [Tyler Graphics]

Wikidata ID

Q75125463

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