National Marine Sanctuaries

Breaching humpback

A humpback clear of the water, rolled onto its side, right pectoral fin thrown up and a curtain of sea falling from its flank.

Breaching humpback whale
Breaching humpback whale
Breaching humpback whale shown in a limewash reading corner beside an armchair and a floor lamp - scale render at 45 × 30 cm
Breaching humpback whale shown in a graphite plaster wall at night, lit by a console lamp - scale render at 45 × 30 cm
Breaching humpback whale shown in a beamed room with a greige plaster wall above a long oak sideboard - scale render at 45 × 30 cm
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Material
Size (cm)
Frame
Specification
Metal Print · 45 × 30 cm
3 mm aluminium, gloss finish
Edition Open
Float mount and kit included
Price
$140

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In the artist's words
Breaching humpback whale

The whale is caught mid-breach, clear of the water from the tail stock forward and rolled onto its left side, head climbing towards the top right of the frame. A hard horizon of deep indigo swell runs across the lower third and a distant coastline sits flattened by haze into a grey-green band.

The rostrum rewards a closer look: the tubercles separate individually, each with its own highlight, and barnacle clusters sit along the leading edge of the pectoral fin and at the tip of the lower jaw. The credit reads National Marine Sanctuaries, the year is 2011, and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photograph is a US federal government work, so no royalty is owed on this print and none is paid.