Landscapes of Antarctica painted by Englishman Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912). Along with painting watercolors he was also a physician and polar explorer. Going out to the South Pole with Shackleton, he was one of those who perished on Scott’s failed expedition.

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Edward Adrian Wilson Slopes of Mount Erebus Watercolour on paper laid down on card Painting 5 ¼ x 8 ½in. (13.3 x 21.6cm.) - Pirvte collection . png
“Slopes of Mount Erebus, Antarctica.” 1911. Watercolor on paper laid down on card. Collection of the Royal Geographical Society Museum, London. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://wanderingvertexes.blogspot.com/2020/02/mount-erebus-5-by-edward-adrian-wilson.html?fbclid=IwAR1Yn6Wxy-r6cf5B8t5boYIasauElYd5X7kb7XnyeT2B9WNn4R_hN7lgUJ8 and https://scontent.fnyc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/84135527_2721841041267634_8075147980929236992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_eui2=AeH7O8D6MNtoCi49Lb46g3p-_Hy9T5GVLaZNovpyR9y78UOV_iU2Ykm3-mQjvvIHEYTkYx0SxwC4a7ds-lItVTaTjzLu4vsJfEFZnUn1I13EjQ&_nc_ohc=ZrHzNNP9vDAAX8jXo6K&_nc_ht=scontent.fnyc1-1.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=75a8b4a3b4fdf9cd2a322f54aa784a52&oe=5EF627F7
"The Emperor Penguin Rookery, Cape Crozier." No date.
“The Emperor Penguin Rookery, Cape Crozier.” No date. Watercolor on paper. Signed “E A Wilson” on the lower left. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/edward-adrian-wilson-1872-1912-the-emperor-5349718-details.aspx
"The great ice barrier - looking east from Cape Crozier." January 4, 1911.
“The great ice barrier – looking east from Cape Crozier.” January 4, 1911. Watercolor. Taken from the book “Scott’s Last Expedition ….”, published in 1913 by Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Source: NOAA Photo Library. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cape_Crozier_-_Watercolor_by_Wilson.jpg
"Iceberg off Cape Adare January 9, 1902." ca. 1902.
“Iceberg off Cape Adare January 9, 1902.” ca. 1902. Watercolor, field sketch. Image © Discovery Point and Royal Research Ship Discovery and Art Fund 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/8051/iceberg-off-cape-adare-jan91902-and-possession-islands-feb241904-2001-dr-edward-adrian-wilson

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