PONTING HERBERT G (1870 1935) Camp at the South Pole

Sale 1981 - Lot 89

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

PONTING, HERBERT G. (1870-1935)
"Camp at the South Pole." Silver print, 113/4x15 inches (29.8x38.1 cm.), with a hand stamp, and a penciled title and the letter "D" on the Fine Art Society paper label on verso. 1912

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Pictured are Lawrence Oats, Henry Bowers, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, and Edgar Evans; all 5 died in their attempt to reach the pole. This image was taken at the camp where Scott died. The print itself was one of the supplementary photographs from Ponting's 1913 exhibition at the Fine Art Society.