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Moby Dick or The Whale Poster
by Frank Tschakert
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Moby Dick or The Whale poster by Frank Tschakert. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Where's the rum, Captain?. Now smoking Captain Ahab's pipe. Illustration for the novel Moby-Dick, or, The Whale by Herman Melville.... more
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"Where's the rum, Captain?". Now smoking Captain Ahab's pipe. Illustration for the novel "Moby-Dick, or, The Whale" by Herman Melville.
Chapter 30. The Pipe.
When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a while leaning over the bulwarks; and then, as had been usual with him of late, calling a sailor of the watch, he sent him below for his ivory stool, and also his pipe. Lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale. How could one look at Ahab then, seated on that tripod of bones, without bethinking him of the royalty it symbolized? For a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans was Ahab.
Some moments passed, during which the thick vapour came from his mouth in quick and constant puffs, which blew back again into his face. "How now," he soliloq...
About Frank Tschakert
CONTEMPORARY ART PRINTS FOR SALE. Ready to hang canvas prints, museum quality framed prints on premium fine art papers, and (a highly recommended option for modern interiors) solid metal prints, hand-crafted from 1/16" thick aluminum. About the artist: An internationally recognized food photographer, Frank is equally known for his luscious wine images and his sensual plant portraits and garden pictures. His graphic work spans from fashion illustrations to abstract paintings, botanical art and whimsical drawings. His works have been published in major trade magazines and books, international television and newspapers, such as The Guardian, and decorate illustrious wine clubs and restaurants in cities around the world, such as New...
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