HURLEY (FRANK) 'Walking into the Face of a High Wind'; 'In the Teeth of the Blizzard', [Between ...

HURLEY (FRANK) 'Walking into the Face of a High Wind'; 'In the Teeth of the Blizzard', vintage gelatin silver prints, on the original thick card mount, original Fine Art Society Exhibition label, with pencil title captions and exhibition numbers '64' and '72' on verso, overall toning, corners slightly bumped with minor loss to one corner tip, 330 x 458mm., [Between 1911-1914] (2) Footnotes: Two vintage Frank Hurley images of members of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition battling against the 'wind walking' at the Winter Quarters at Cape Denison. 'Experiments were tried in the steady winds; firmly planting the feet on the ground, keeping the body rigid and leaning over on the invisible support. This 'lying on the wind,' at equilibrium, was a unique experience. As a rule the velocity remained uniform; when it fluctuated in a series of gusts, all our experience was likely to fail, for no sooner had the correct angle for the maximum velocity been assumed than a lull intervened—with the obvious result' (Douglas Mawson, The Home of the Blizzard, Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, 1915. Wind speeds averaged 50 m.p.h., and sometimes reached 200 m.p.h. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing