Wally Herbert

Lot 107: Fridtjof Nansen, at Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, August 1896

Name: Fridtjof Nansen, at Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, August 1896
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 49966544d2

Est: £7,000 GBP - £10,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 08, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Sir Walter William (Wally) Herbert (1934-2007) Fridtjof Nansen, at Cape Flora, Franz Joseph Land, August 1896 signed and dated 'Wally Herbert / 1998' (lower left) pencil and oil on canvas 36 x 24in. (91.4 x 60.9cm.)

Dimensions

91.4 x 60.9cm.

Artist or Maker

Wally Herbert

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owners.

Notes

A copy of the photograph of Nansen shortly after his arrival with Johansen at the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition hut at Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, August 1896. The photograph was published in Nansen's Farthest North, Vol II, London, 1897, facing p.466.

Auction Details

Travel, Science and Natural History

Christie's

October 08, 2014, 10:30 AM UTC

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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