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Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
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Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Rocky Islets and Slopes of Erebus, McMurdo Strait, 25 April 1903

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Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Rocky Islets and Slopes of Erebus, McMurdo Strait, 25 April 1903
titled and dated 'Rocky Islets + Slopes of Erebus McMurdo Strait April. 25. '03.' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on paper
7 3/8 x 11 1/8in. (18.9 x 28.2cm.)
Provenance
Ray Livingston Murphy, New York City.
with Spink, London.
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Lot Essay

'some cloud, still flat calm. Colour as usual on the western range. Went up Harbour hills again, sketching. Afternoon drawing, evening painting.' (E.A. Wilson, Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition to the Antarctic 1901-1904, A. Savours ed., London, 1966, p.255 (entry for Sat 28 April).

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