Original poster art for Moby Dick. ...

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Original poster art for Moby Dick. Original poster art for Moby Dick. (United Artists, 1956) Original black-and-white poster art for the epic sea adventure Moby Dick. Accomplished in gouache on a 20 x 24 in. photo-print tipped to 20 x 30 in. illustration board. The print has been embellished by hand to depict stormy seas, carnage and spray from the great white whale as it crashes through a lifeboat sending sailors flying. The board exhibits water damage in the lower left corner border but not approaching artwork. Figuring prominently in poster and promotional imagery. Some age and soiling. In overall, very good condition.

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