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Lot 141*

PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)
"Summertime, the Opening-up of the Ice", [1910-1911]

7 February 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £4,000

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PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE)

"Summertime, the Opening-up of the Ice", blue-toned carbon print, some light spotting, window-mounted on board, Ponting's blindstamp lower right, image 580 x 735mm., [1910-1911]

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A classic image showing Adelie penguins on the Summer ice. Ponting's "Animal studies... necessitated weeks of patient watching for opportunities. Many days were spent, in temperatures well below zero, camping out on the ice, and hours of waiting, almost motionless, beside the camera, to secure records of curious habits, never before illustrated" (F.A.S. exhibition catalogue).

Provenance: Fine Art Society Exhibition label (most torn away) on verso. This was No. 87 in the F.A.S. catalogue.

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