 Collectors' List No. 108 • 2004Ice & Snow: Antarctica and Mt Everest |
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Herbert George
Ponting (1870-1935) ...Herbert Ponting was the first official professional photographer to be sent to Antarctica. He joined Scott's expedition in 1910, taking with him several still cameras, two movie-cameras, and a darkroom with all its equipment. He left Antarctica in January 1912, and received the news of Scott's death whilst holidaying in Switzerland. ...Herbert Ponting had originally embarked on a banking career at the age of 16. But in 1893 he left England for San Francisco where he invested in a fruit farm, married in 1895, and had two children. He was not a good businessman, however, and he developed a great interest in photography. In 1900 he won the "world" prize in a competition organised by lens manufacturers Bausch and Lomb, and was represented in the Kodak exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis. ...For the next ten years he travelled through China, India, Japan (as the accredited photographer to the First Japanese Army in Manchuria), and much of Europe, as a freelance photographer and journalist, and his work appeared in many magazines. In 1905 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; and he made London his new base. ...In 1910 he was appointed official photographer to Scott's Antarctic expedition, which sailed from Cardiff on the whaler, Terra Nova, on 15 June. They took on supplies at Lyttelton, New Zealand, and sailed south on 29 November. They landed at Cape Evans on McMurdo Sound on 5 January 1911, and started to build winter quarters. During February and March they set up depots en route to the South Pole. After the winter, on 1 November 1911, Scott's party set off for the Pole. |
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70 Sitting penguin snowed
up 1911. Silver gelatin photo-graph; stamped impressed signature in image upper right, original exhibition label from the Fine Art Society verso; 27 x 35cm. Laid down on original board, worn corners, chipped edges and slight foxing on surface. Titled by hand and numbered "91" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. |
$2,200 |
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71 Captain Oates... ...and the pony, "Christopher", 1911. Silver gelatin photograph; stamped impressed signature in image lower right, original exhibition label from the Fine Art Society verso; 33.5 x 45.7cm. Laid down on original board. Original oak frame. Titled by hand and numbered "107" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. |
$5,500 |
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72 Cape Evans Breaking waves at Cape Evans, 1911. Blue-toned carbon print; stamped impressed signature in image lower right, original exhibition label from the Fine Art Society; 55.7 x 74.4cm. Surface flaking of emulsion that has been retouched, minor chips to edges, creases, slight foxing. Framed. Titled by hand and numbered "100" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antartic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. |
$4,900 |
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73 Dr Wilson at work 1911. Silver gelatin photograph; stamped impressed signature in image lower right, accompanying original exhibition label from the Fine Art Society verso; 33.5 x 45.3cm. Repaired corners, some chips to edges. Titled by hand and numbered "47" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. Illustrated with caption in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, vol. i, London, 1913, p. 260. |
$5,900 |
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74 The freezing up of
the sea 1911. Dark blue-toned silver gelatin photograph; 45.8 x 34.9cm. Chips to edges, crazing across surface in emulsion layer. Illustrated in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, vol. i, London, 1913, p. 270. |
$3,900 |
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75 Ponting developing
a plate... ...in the darkroom, 1911. Orange-toned silver gelatin photograph; stamped impressed signature in image lower right, accompanying original exhibition label on original board from the Fine Art Society verso; 33.4 x 44.1cm. Repaired tear to right edge in image, repaired corners, minor scratches to surface, slight oxidation mottling to edges. Titled by hand "Mr Ponting developing" and numbered "55" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. Illustrated with caption in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, vol. i, London, 1913, p. 234. |
$12,000 |
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76 Midnight in the Antarctic... ...summer, 1911. Silver gelatin photograph; signed in image lower left, wet stamped and titled verso; 32.4 x 45.9cm. Old glue stains to margins, slight crinkling to surface. Wet stamp to left reads: Photograph by Herbert G. Pointing, F.R.G.S. British Antarctic expedition 1910. Wet stamp to right reads: Herbert G. Pointing, F.R.G.S. Copyright. Listed in the Fine Art Society exhibition catalogue: The British Antarctic expedition 1910-1913 . . ., no. 96, p. 19. |
$5,900 |
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77 Mr Day and the motor
sledge 1911. Silver gelatin photo-graph; stamped impressed signature in image lower right, original exhibition label from the Fine Art Society verso; 27.5 x 37.9cm. Laid down on original board, minor foxing, minor surface loss to edges and corners. Titled by hand and numbered "29" in exhibition label with letterpress statement: Notice. This photograph is enlarged from a negative made by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition and is copyrighted in all countries. Sole agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London. |
$3,900 |
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78 The "Terra Nova"... ...at the ice-foot, 1911. Blue-toned silver gelatin photograph; 30.5 x 20cm. Silvering to edges, original mount. One of Ponting's well-known images from the Scott expedition. Printed in a very desirable colour in a smaller format. Illustrated with caption in H.J.P. Arnold, Herbert Ponting. Another World, London, 1975, p. 51. |
$12,000 |
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79 South Pole Expedition Capt Scott's South Pole expedition. A meal on the march, 1911. Photogravure; printed description and titled in margin below; 14 x 18cm (image). Printed on tissue, and laid down on original presentation backing. Minor creases and repaired tears to backing, small portion missing from upper right corner. Some restoration including cleaning. Depicts Petty Officer Evans, Lt Bowers, Dr Wilson and Capt Scott from left to right. Enlarged from a (cinematograph) film taken by Ponting, as detailed and illustrated in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, vol. i, London, 1913, p. 450. |
$1,100 |
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80 South Pole Expedition Capt Scott's, South Pole expedition. Bedtime on the march, 1911. Photogravure; printed description of image and titled in margin below; 13.7 x 17.9cm (image). Printed on tissue, and laid down on original presentation backing. Minor creases and repaired tears to backing, small portion missing from upper right corner. Some restoration including cleaning. Depicts Petty Officer Evans, Capt Scott, Lt Bowers, and Dr Wilson from left to right. Enlarged from a (cinematograph) film taken by Ponting, as detailed and illustrated in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, vol. i, London, 1913, p. 452. |
$1,100 |
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