George Edward Marston
S.Y. Endurance Ice-Bound In The Weddell Sea, 1915
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 216
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2004
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 216
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2004
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.573 GBP
Price realised: 6.573 GBP
Description
George Edward Marston (1882-1940)
S.Y. Endurance ice-bound in the Weddell Sea, 1915
oil on canvas, unframed
14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm.)
The Endurance was trapped by ice in the Weddell Sea on 20 January 1915 just sixty miles short of her destination at Vahsel Bay and remained trapped, drifting slowly northwards for one thousand miles with the ice, until it was crushed on 27 October. For much of the winter, the ship became a shore station with the dogs kennelled in 'dogloos' on the surrounding ice along with a variety of stores and cargo, and to pass the time, sledging teams led by Wild, McIlroy, Hurley, Macklin, Crean and Marston went out onto the ice: 'The ice-sheet, stretching away a thousand miles to the north, was always changing... The vessel itself was the connecting link between the vast lifeless solitudes of the south and the living humanity of the north. It was a symbol to all of us, but to me it had a further interest, for, as a factor in any pictorial composition, it was invaluable... by daylight, the skies were a sublime spectacle. At times the dome of heaven was iridescent, like a lustrous shell in which th
S.Y. Endurance ice-bound in the Weddell Sea, 1915
oil on canvas, unframed
14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm.)
The Endurance was trapped by ice in the Weddell Sea on 20 January 1915 just sixty miles short of her destination at Vahsel Bay and remained trapped, drifting slowly northwards for one thousand miles with the ice, until it was crushed on 27 October. For much of the winter, the ship became a shore station with the dogs kennelled in 'dogloos' on the surrounding ice along with a variety of stores and cargo, and to pass the time, sledging teams led by Wild, McIlroy, Hurley, Macklin, Crean and Marston went out onto the ice: 'The ice-sheet, stretching away a thousand miles to the north, was always changing... The vessel itself was the connecting link between the vast lifeless solitudes of the south and the living humanity of the north. It was a symbol to all of us, but to me it had a further interest, for, as a factor in any pictorial composition, it was invaluable... by daylight, the skies were a sublime spectacle. At times the dome of heaven was iridescent, like a lustrous shell in which th
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work S.Y. Endurance Ice-Bound In The Weddell Sea, 1915 by George Edward Marston was sold in the Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale auction at Christies in London in September 2004. The price achieved of GBP 6,572.50 (€ 9,575.30) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by George Edward Marston have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work S.Y. Endurance Trapped In The Ice In The Weddell Sea in September 2004 with an auction result of GBP 33,460.00 (€ 48,746.99).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit S.Y. Endurance Ice-Bound In The Weddell Sea, 1915 von George Edward Marston wurde im September 2004 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 6.572,50 (€ 9.575,30) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Edward Marston auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit S.Y. Endurance Trapped In The Ice In The Weddell Sea im September 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 33.460,00 (€ 48.746,99).
George Edward Marston - Auction history
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