Joseph van Waterschoot van der Gracht Collection

11 artworks in pencil and crayon have been positively identified as works by Gracht, with another 21 probably of the same provenance, all created by the artist on the first relief voyage of the expedition ship 'Aurora'. They capture polar scenes not otherwise recorded, and inject a large d...

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Other Authors: South Australian Museum (isManagedBy)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Museum Metadata Exchange
Subjects:
Antarctic Expeditions
Antarctic regions
Antarctica
Crayon drawing
Exploration
Pencil drawing
Travel
Antarctic workers
expeditions
Explorers
geography & travel
Drawings
Joseph van Waterschoot van der Gracht
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/joseph-van-waterschoot-gracht-collection/935963
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Summary:11 artworks in pencil and crayon have been positively identified as works by Gracht, with another 21 probably of the same provenance, all created by the artist on the first relief voyage of the expedition ship 'Aurora'. They capture polar scenes not otherwise recorded, and inject a large degree of humour the public still find engaging in large part. Related External Collections: Sydney University Art Gallery Collection

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