Death Ship, Out of San Pedro, Adrift

Provenance

The artist; Xavier Fourcade, Inc., New York. Alan (1930-2021) and Dorothy Press (1933-2023), Chicago, by 1987 [Benezra 1987]; their estate; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Aug. 29, 2023.

Death Ship, Out of San Pedro, Adrift

H. C. Westermann

1980

Accession Number

270951

Medium

Ebony, brass, copper, and solder

Dimensions

17.8 × 60.7 × 16.6 cm (7 × 23 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

sculpture

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Alan and Dorothy Press in acknowledgement of their family