Charles Seymour Wright

British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans

Found at Christies, London
Exploration and Travel including the Polar Sale, Lot 132
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2010
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 73.250 GBP
CHARLES SEYMOUR WRIGHT (1887-1975)
British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans
Two cloth bound albums:
(i) The Terra Nova, Cape Evans and the Western Party, approximately 306 contact prints
(ii) The sledging journeys (Western Party, southern journey, Search Party), approximately 146 contact prints including panoramas
(the prints numbered by Wright on the mounts with his 'W' numbers throughout both albums)

A top price for Charles Seymour Wright

The work British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans by Charles Seymour Wright was sold in the Exploration and Travel including the Polar Sale auction at Christies in London in September 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 73,250.00 (€ 84,721.40), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. With this result, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans is even the most expensive work of art by Charles Seymour Wright that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Seymour Wright

Die Arbeit British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans von Charles Seymour Wright wurde im September 2010 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel including the Polar Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 73.250,00 (€ 84.721,40) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Wright's photographs -- a large collection of approximately 1,573 vintage contact prints and gelatin silver prints by Wright and other of Ponting's pupils at Cape Evans sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Seymour Wright, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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