Lot 39 · Art + Design
Eight Illustrations for Melville's Moby Dick , or The Whale
Rockwell Kent · photolithographs
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- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Art + Design, Philadelphia · 4 February 2025
- Dimensions
- Largest: 8 x 5 1/2 inches.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1022669
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rockwell Kent, Eight Illustrations for Melville's Moby Dick , or The Whale. Freeman's | Hindman, 4 Feb 2025, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1022669.
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Rockwell Kent, Eight Illustrations for Melville's Moby Dick , or The Whale. Freeman's | Hindman, 4 Feb 2025, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1022669.
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