Lot Essay
In Photographer of the World, Arnold states Ponting himself reported he had obtained some interesting records of afterglows with the plates, but nothing was heard of these once he returned to England.
Details
HERBERT GEORGE PONTING (1871-1935)
'Afterglow. 6.00 p.m. April 1, 1911 From Camp Evans' and Sunset from Camp Evans, 1911
Two autochromes, plate size 7 x 5 in., masked to image sizes 4 x 6 in. and 3 x 5¾ in., passe-partout, the former titled and dated in pencil in Ponting's hand in margin. (2)
'Afterglow. 6.00 p.m. April 1, 1911 From Camp Evans' and Sunset from Camp Evans, 1911
Two autochromes, plate size 7 x 5 in., masked to image sizes 4 x 6 in. and 3 x 5¾ in., passe-partout, the former titled and dated in pencil in Ponting's hand in margin. (2)
Literature
Arnold, Photographer of the World, p. 68.