Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)

Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Midday in Midwinter

signed and dated 'Edward. A. Wilson. 1902.' (lower right), inscribed 'Midday in Midwinter/236a/377/special' on the reverse of the mount: inscribed 'Mid-day in/Midwinter/McMurdo Strait/June 22. 1902/Antarctic Expedition/Dr. E.A. Wilson/no 236^A Catalogue' on a label attached to the backing board
watercolour, shaped top corners
5 5/8 x 9¼in. (14.3 x 23.5cm.)

'Sun. 22 June. Today is our actual midnight, the day on which the sun gives us least light and is farthest from us. The sun now begins to come back to us, and you lose him. We certainly don't get much light from him at present and yet we cannot forget him, because there is still, on clear days, a line of twilight with a faint orange red tint along the northern horizon, not much to boast of, nor enough to pierce the thinnest clouds which make things very dark indeed.' (A. Savours, (ed.), Edward Wilson, Diary of the Discovery Expedition etc., London, 1966, p.153.)