Cavern In An Iceberg
1910/1929. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in unknown hand with various stamps including “posted Jul. 20 1929, Editorial Auditing Dept”, 19 x 13.5cm. Scuffing and creases overall, slight silvering to corners. Held in V&A with the comment “Ponting was the official photographer for Captain Scott’s tragic final expedition. He endured sub-zero temperatures to document the beautiful but treacherous and uncharted Antarctic. In his book, The Great White South (1921), Ponting recalled discovering this cavern: ‘A fringe of long icicles hung at the entrance of the grotto and passing under these I was in the most wonderful place imaginable.’”
Item #CL191-139
Price (AUD): $5,500.00 other currencies