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"<a href="https://www.artistsforconservation.org/virtual-exhibit/12053/artist/928/artwork/whaling-remnants-13268">Whaling Remnants</a>" by Linda Besse | United States
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Whaling Remnants

Wallhanging by Linda Besse
Dimensions:
16.00" H x 24.00" W
Medium:
Oil
Year Completed:
2020
Subject(s):
Gentoo penguin, whaling skiff
Original for Sale:
Original Available
Artist will donate 15% to Ocean Conservancy and 25% to AFC from sale of this work.
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Price: $4,000 USD
While at Deception Island off the Antarctic peninsula, I spotted this old whaling skiff. Based on its condition in this highly preservative climate, it could have been over 100 years old. The nesting Gentoo and Chinstrap Penguins took little notice of this bygone remnant.

 

 

Whaling Remnants | Wallhanging by Linda Besse | Artists for Conservation 2020

2023 Artists for Conservation Exhibit Book