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FRANK STELLA (B. 1936) - The Whale as a Dish Silkscreen, litograph, colour linocut, [...]
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FRANK STELLA (B. 1936)The Whale as a DishSilkscreen, litograph, colour linocut, marbled, hand-coloured, collage on paperEdition 58/60171 x 139Executed in 1989This image takes its title from the 65th chapter of Moby Dick, where Ahab, perhaps recognising that it was no longercommon practice, discusses why eating whale meat is morally no different than eating any other type of animal. In thiswork chaos appears to be mostly (but not entirely) contained in a central circle, with a bright yellow background. Alattice pattern is still detectable in the white lines within the circle, from which an almost tail-like shape seems to haveescaped.Prix de départ : 25000
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FRANK STELLA (B. 1936)The Whale as a DishSilkscreen, litograph, colour linocut, marbled, hand-coloured, collage on paperEdition 58/60171 x 139Executed in 1989This image takes its title from the 65th chapter of Moby Dick, where Ahab, perhaps recognising that it was no longercommon practice, discusses why eating whale meat is morally no different than eating any other type of animal. In thiswork chaos appears to be mostly (but not entirely) contained in a central circle, with a bright yellow background. Alattice pattern is still detectable in the white lines within the circle, from which an almost tail-like shape seems to haveescaped.Prix de départ : 25000
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