BOWERS Polar Party rest in the traces
Lot 108
BOWERS (HENRY ROBERTSON, 'Birdie') "The Polar Party and their Sledge", 1912
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,800 - 10,000
amended
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Lot Details
BOWERS (HENRY ROBERTSON, 'Birdie')
"The Polar Party and their Sledge", gelatin silver print, on verso, 300 x 380mm., [1912]

Footnotes

  • This image of the Polar Party on the plateau returning from the Pole, presents a sharp contrast to the earlier shots of the men hauling the sledges with might and main. Supplementary Photograph A in the Fine Art Society catalogue.

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  • Please note that this image is a variant of Supplementary Photograph A in the Fine Art Society catalogue.
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