Portrait of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, half length

细节

C. Veiga, Punta Arenas (photographer)
Portrait of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, half length
inscribed 'To F.H./from E.H S.' and with photographers stamp 'C. Veiga/PUNTA ARENAS, MAGALLANES.' on the mount
gelatin silver print
5¾ x 41/8in. (14.6 x 10.5cm.)

来源

Frank Hurley (1885-1962), and by descent to the present owner.

注意事项

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

拍品专文

A photograph of Shackleton taken in Veiga's Punta Arenas studio in September 1916. Shackleton and his rescued party arrived in Punta Arenas on 3 September, to be welcomed by '8,000 to 9,000' flag waving Chileans. '...During the day, Senor Vega, the leading photographer of the town placed his fine dark rooms at my disposal and I spent most of the time in developing....' (F. Hurley, Endurance Diary). The Chilean photographer produced a number of portraits of Shackleton and his officers during their stay, and Hurley made his first prints from his glass negatives, from his small V.P.K. sheet negatives and his cine film. For a group of photographs by Veiga and Hurley printed in Punta Arenas, see Christie's, 17 Sept. 1998, lot 209.