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Herbert Ponting, Hole in an iceberg cave, Antarctica, 1911, by Herbert Ponting

Herbert Ponting

British · 1870–1935 · Photographer

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  1. Herbert Ponting, Selected Images of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1911, 190 gelatin silver printsSelected Images of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Expedition to the AntarcticPhillips · $25,000≈ £19,253≈ €21,735Sign up to see
  2. Herbert Ponting, In the Stable, 1911, Oversized gelatin silver print in original oak frameIn the StablePhillips · $5,080≈ £3,924≈ €4,702Sign up to see
  3. Herbert Ponting, Penguins and Iceberg, Antartica, 1910-1913, Blue-toned carbon printPenguins and Iceberg, AntarticaPhillips · £3,750≈ $5,059≈ €4,294Sign up to see

Herbert Ponting’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

English photographer and explorer (1870–1935)

Born 1870, SalisburyDied 1935, LondonOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q127805 ↗ULAN 500001808 ↗Museum works 2

Also known as H. G. Ponting, Herbert G. Pointing, Herbert G Ponting, Herbert George Ponting

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Herbert Ponting, Hole in an iceberg cave, Antarctica, 1911, by Herbert Ponting
Hole in an iceberg cave, Antarctica, 1911, by Herbert Ponting1911
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales
Herbert Ponting, An iceberg cave, with geologist T. Griffith Taylor and physicist Charles Wright, by Herbert Ponting5 January 1911
An iceberg cave, with geologist T. Griffith Taylor and physicist Charles Wright, by Herbert Ponting5 January 19111911
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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