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Cape York. Winter Igloo. Interior.

Cape York. Winter Igloo. Interior.

Maker (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 1/4 × 18 in. (31.1 × 45.7 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 All unpublished, with the exception of a few that were used in "Northward Over the Great Ice" by Commander Peary.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 Cape York. Winter Igloo. Sept 4. 96 / Interior.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number93.18.142
Image Not Available for Winter Igloo, Cape York. Entrance.
Winter Igloo, Cape York. Entrance.
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
1896
Object number: 93.18.143
Image Not Available for Cape York
Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.116
Image Not Available for Cape York glacier, looking east
Cape York glacier, looking east
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.121
Image Not Available for Lieut. Peary and Albert Operti at Sunday breakfast, Cape York
Lieut. Peary and Albert Operti at Sunday breakfast, Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.133
Image Not Available for Full length portrait of native Esquimaux at Cape York
Full length portrait of native Esquimaux at Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.136
Image Not Available for Full Length Figure of an Esquimaux in Costume, Cape York
Full Length Figure of an Esquimaux in Costume, Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.8
Image Not Available for Cape York (Eskimo Constructing Something)
Cape York (Eskimo Constructing Something)
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.5
Image Not Available for Casting under difficulties - Cape York. Scene in Upernauik - Sept. 8
Casting under difficulties - Cape York. Scene in Upernauik - Sept. 8
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.107
Image Not Available for Eskimo grave, Cape York
Eskimo grave, Cape York
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.72
Image Not Available for The last of Cape York. Sept. 4, 1896
The last of Cape York. Sept. 4, 1896
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.91
Image Not Available for Full Length Figure of an Eskimo Boy in Costume, Cape York 1897
Full Length Figure of an Eskimo Boy in Costume, Cape York 1897
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.16
Image Not Available for Portrait of Cape York Native, Arctic Highlander
Portrait of Cape York Native, Arctic Highlander
Albert Jasper Ludwig Operti
n.d.
Object number: 93.18.15
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