Lot Essay
For a biography of Marston, the artist on Shackleton's Nimrod and Endurance expeditions, see Christie's, 10 April 1997, introduction to lots 122-129, pp.130-132.
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New Coastline West of Cape North, taken from the Nimrod, 8 March 1909
Details
George Edward Marston (1882-1940)
New Coastline West of Cape North, taken from the Nimrod, 8 March 1909
watercolour
8½ x 21¼in. (21.6 x 53.9cm.)
New Coastline West of Cape North, taken from the Nimrod, 8 March 1909
watercolour
8½ x 21¼in. (21.6 x 53.9cm.)
Provenance
Captain John K. Davis.
Alan Campbell-Drury, by whom given to Mrs S. Robinson (inscriptions on the backing board)
Alan Campbell-Drury, by whom given to Mrs S. Robinson (inscriptions on the backing board)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.