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Print on glossy paper, possibly from a book, of a Simon Harmon Vedder painting (signed). The print was originally monochrome and has been handpainted into color. Image shows a large sperm whale, with double spouts, and a man on a rowboat raising his harpoon behind it. In the background are two more boats, a ship, and a flock of birds. Text below the image reads, "HARPOONING A SPERM WHALE As the coxswain shouts, the harpoon whizzes through the air, and the barbs, cleaving their way through skin and blubber, fix themselves in one of the hard elastic muscles of the whale."


whales
1900-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Vedder, Simon Harmon
ink; gloss paper; paint wash
6 1/2 in x 5 in
unknown