Whaleboat. Melante Island. 1897 Midnight

Maker Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti (American, 1852 - 1927)

Additional Title(s)

Views of the Arctic Commemorating Commander Peary's 1896 Expedition

Collections

American Drawings

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1897

Mediumoil on board

Dimensionsunframed, unmatted: 12 1/4 × 18 1/2 in. (31.1 × 47 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 All unpublished, with the exception of a few that were used in "Northward Over the Great Ice" by Commander Peary.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 right of recto: A. O. 97.

InscribedSigned and dated in lower right of recto: A. O. 97. Inscribed in upper left of recto: Whaleboat. Melante Island. 1897 Midnight

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number93.18.150