Lot 326: Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Mount Erebus inscribed and dated 'M t Erebus/Aug. 17. 1911. Noon.' on the mount watercolour, unframed 51/4 x 8 3/8in. (13.1 x 21.1cm.) PROVENANCE: By descent from the artist to the present owner. ' Thursday, August 17. -- The weather has been extremely kind to us of late; we haven't a single grumble against it. The temperature hovers pretty constantly at about -35o, there is very little wind and the sky is clear and bright. In such weather one sees well for more than three hours before and after noon, the landscape unfolds itself, and the sky colours are always delicate and beautiful. At noon today there was bright sunlight on the tops of the Western Peaks and on the summit and steam of Erebus -- of late the vapour cloud of Erebus has been exceptionally heavy and fantastic in form.' L. Huxley (ed.), Scott's Last Expedition, London: 1914, I, p.382.