Trenton Doyle Hancock

Ostrich
2002

A black and white illustration featuring a creature with ostrich-like legs amidst a swampy landscape with skeletal trees. Text-laden bones protrude from the ground, and small red flowers add a touch of color. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom.
A black and white illustration featuring a creature with ostrich-like legs amidst a swampy landscape with skeletal trees. Text-laden bones protrude from the ground, and small red flowers add a touch of color. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom.

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Date
2002

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint with opaque watercolor

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 14 1/8in. (44 × 35.9 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8in. (24.9 × 20 cm)

Accession number
2003.113.8

Edition
10/24 | 4 APs, PP, 6 Publisher's proofs, 5 Flatbed impressions

Publication
Printed by Flatbed Press; published by Dunn and Brown Contemporary; published by James Cohan Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Trenton Doyle Hancock

API
artworks/19674

Part of a series:
Bye and Bye (9 Sad Etchings by Trenton Doyle Hancock)
12 works

A black and white illustration featuring a detailed drawing of a crocodile with a red eye, surrounded by swirling text and patterns. The text appears to be part of the image, wrapping around the crocodile and filling the background. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is written at the bottom right corner. The artwork has a rough, hand-drawn quality and is set against a plain white background with deckled edges.
A typed document with a title and text detailing information about an art portfolio called "BYE AND BYE" by Trenton Doyle Hancock. The text includes details about the portfolio's contents, the edition size, the publishers, and the printing process. It also mentions a list of whimsical character names and concludes with copyright information and acknowledgments for the box design. The overall layout is formal, resembling a colophon or informational sheet about the artwork.
A detailed black and white illustration featuring an elephant with a red eye, surrounded by intricate patterns and text within its trunk and the background. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is signed at the bottom.
A black and white illustration of a lion with intense red eyes, surrounded by a dense forest background. The lion's mane and the trees are filled with handwritten text, creating a textured tapestry of words and imagery. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom right.
A black and white illustration featuring a creature with ostrich-like legs amidst a swampy landscape with skeletal trees. Text-laden bones protrude from the ground, and small red flowers add a touch of color. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom.
A dark-toned image featuring a subtle, embossed skull and crossbones design in the center against a black background with horizontal lines.
An illustration featuring a stylized, cartoonish whale with a large open mouth and visible red tongue, surrounded by waves and smaller sea creatures. Speech bubbles containing text form a cloud-like shape above the whale. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is written at the bottom. The artwork is centered on a white background with rough paper edges.
Black and white artwork depicting a stylized skull with intricate patterns set against a background of tangled branches or veins. The words "OMA" and "BYE" are written in the corners, and the artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom. The piece is numbered "19/24" indicating its limited edition status.
A black and white illustration featuring a raccoon climbing down a textured tree trunk. The raccoon's eyes are highlighted with a touch of red. Surrounding the tree are intricate branches that form a dense pattern, with text interwoven into the branches, creating a narrative within the image. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is inscribed at the bottom along with the year 1944. The artwork is centered on a white paper with rough edges.
A black and white illustration of a symmetrical tree with a dense network of branches, and a small, stylized creature perched on top. The artist's name, Trenton Doyle Hancock, is written at the bottom right, with a signature or edition number on the bottom left. The artwork is centered on a white background with rough paper edges.

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