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Moby Dick

c. 1974

David Freed

Associated Names

David Freed

Artist, American, born 1936

The image displays a vertical arrangement of dark and light gradients. A large vertical white shape fades into the dark background. At the top, small dots are scattered. Below, a triangular shape intersects with a square. In the lower portion, tiny shapes reminiscent of houses or buildings are displayed, evoking a landscape seen from above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black with collage on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Francis D. Lethbridge, 1990)
Dimensions

plate: 89.85 × 60.33 cm (35 3/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
sheet: 105.09 × 74.93 cm (41 3/8 × 29 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2949

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lethbridge, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Moby Dick; lower center in graphite: 7/40 David Freed

Watermarks

ARCHES / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q64540808

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