Robert Peary

Lot 153: ROBERT PEARY (1856-1920)

Name: ROBERT PEARY (1856-1920)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: f747883b77

Est: $4,000 USD - $6,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 06, 2012

Item Overview

Description

ROBERT PEARY (1856-1920)
Self-Portrait, Cape Sheridan, Canada, 1909
gelatin silver print
printing notations in pencil (on the mount); various annotations, publication dates in pencil/ink and various labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 10 x 8in. (25.9 x 20.8cm.)
mount: 14 1/8 x 9½in. (35.9 x 25.2cm.)

Artist or Maker

Robert Peary

Literature

National Geographic magazine, October 1954, p. 520;
National Geographic magazine, October 1963, p. 528;
National Geographic Image Collection, National Geographic Society, 2009, p. 43.

Provenance

Archive of Admiral Peary.
Gifted to the National Geographic Society by Mrs. Peary.

Auction Details

The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration

Christie's

December 06, 2012, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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