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

Herbert Ponting

British · 1870–1935 · Photographer

Herbert George Ponting, FRGS was an English professional photographer. He is best known as the expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova… (Wikipedia)

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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).

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Herbert Ponting, Scott's Last Expedition, The Terra Nova at Ross Island, photograph
Scott's Last Expedition, The Terra Nova at Ross Island
Bonhams · Jul 8, 2026
£2,560Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, In the Stable, 1911, Oversized gelatin silver print in original oak frame
In the Stable, 1911
Phillips · Apr 2, 2025
$5,080Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, Selected Images of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1911, 190 gelatin silver prints
Selected Images of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1911
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
$25,000Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, Penguins and Iceberg, Antartica, 1910-1913, Blue-toned carbon print
Penguins and Iceberg, Antartica, 1910-1913
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£3,750Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, Captain Scott's Birthday, silver gelatin print
Captain Scott's Birthday
Leonard Joel · Aug 11, 2016
A$800Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, Sunset, Antarctica, carbon print
Sunset, Antarctica
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$818Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, A Weddell Seal About to Dive, carbon print
A Weddell Seal About to Dive
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$1,986Sign up free to see
Herbert Ponting, Sunset, Antarctica, vintage carbon print
Sunset, Antarctica
Art+Object · Apr 17, 2008

Works in museum collections

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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

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