“Whaler Heading Out” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Many barkentines were fitted out for whaling. Dupont has captured one heading out to search for whales. The average whaling voyage was three years!
“Barkentine Searching” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Fine depiction of barkentine used extensively in the whaling industry. Dupont’s work is always precise and well done. Nice stand completes the picture.
” Humpback Sunset Breach” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory be Gerry Dupont. Minerals absorbed into the tooth give impression of sunset. Playful humpback gets one more look before the sun sets. Fine work here.
“Hermaphrodite Brig Portrait” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth by Gerry Dupont. Excellent work by award winning scrimshander, Dupont. Ancient tooth has a rather smooth surface on the back side, apparently rolling around in the surf at some time in the distant past. Nice work here.
“Bowhead Whale Chilling” black and white scrimshaw on huge ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Bowhead is taking it easy deep below surface. Nice color on the very large tooth. Not many around like this today.
“Schooner Yacht Atlantic” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Scrimshander, Dupont has depicted the Atlantic. Commissioned by New York Yacht Club member Wilson Marshall, Atlantic was built
at the Townsend & Downey shipyard, Shooters Island, New York and launched on
the 28th of July 1903.
She was designed by William Gardner, one of America’s foremost designers of large yachts.
“Brigantine Galilee” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. The stern of the Galilee can be seen at the San Francisco maritime museum. Built by Matthew Turner, she was famous as a trading ship between San Francisco and Tahiti. She ended up in Sausalito’s houseboat community and the body is still sunk in the mud of Richardson’s Bay.
Black and white scrimshaw on whale ivory by Gerry Dupont. A sad end for the whaler, Antarctic. Award winning scrimshander, Dupont, has captured the bleak setting perfectly, adding to the overall mood of the piece, not an easy task for any artist, much less for a scrimshander. Bravo.
Notice:
This scrimshaw is done on a sperm whale’s tooth. Federal legislation bans the interstate shipment of whale ivory. It can only be shipped intrastate (within the state). All of our whale ivory is located with our associate in the state of Florida. It can be purchased directly from our website and shipped only to an address within the state of Florida. If one has a relative, trusted friend or business associate within the state of Florida, we can ship to that specified address in order to comply with Federal legislation. The scrimshaw can then be forwarded to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions, email or call us.