Blue Black Shadow, Marble White, High Light, Warm Reflections, Cool Cast Shadows
Maker
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
(American, 1852 - 1927)
Additional Title(s)
- Views of the Arctic Commemorating Commander Peary's 1896 Expedition
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1896
Mediumoil on board
Dimensionsunframed, unmatted: 12 3/8 × 18 1/8 in. (31.4 × 46 cm.)
DescriptionOne of 148 oil sketches made by Albert Operti, a fellow of the Geographical Society, official artist to Commander Peary's expedition in 1896. Painted on the spot by Mr. Operti, who spent two years in the frozen north. Every picture is historically correct. Commander Peary stated, "the most accurate and effective pictures that I have ever seen of that region." All unpublished, with the exception of a few that were used in "Northward Over the Great Ice" by Commander Peary.
SignedSigned and dated in lower left of recto: A. Operti / 96
InscribedSigned and dated in lower left of recto: A. Operti / 96
Inscribed in lower left of recto: Blue black shadow / marble white high light / warm reflections / cool cast shadows
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number93.18.149
