Summer Abode. Tupic. Whale Sound.

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

Daten.d.

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 All unpublished, with the exception of a few that were used in "Northward Over the Great Ice" by Commander Peary.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 in lower left of recto: A. Operti

InscribedSigned in lower left of recto: A. Operti Inscribed in upper center of recto: Summer Abode. Inscribed in upper right of recto: N.B. / When the owner dies / the inside is cleared of all utensils / the frame removed. The skin tent / is allowed to fall and remains till / entirely consumed. The circle of stones / are all that shows where the tupic stood. / A.O. Inscribed in lower left of recto: Tupic. Whale Sound.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number93.18.144