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Ruins of trapper's hut on Lindeman Fjord, North-East Greenland, August 02.


Accession no.:	Y: 2012/20/137
Object name:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Title:	Ruins of trapper's hut on Lindeman Fjord, North-East Greenland, August 02.
Description:	The artist did this sketch, penultimate day of the expedition, and had nearly completed it, apart from the darker shading in the foreground, when he heard a noise behind him. Robert Burton, armed with a rifle, quickly descended the slope above the hut and told him to come quickly with him back to camp. A young polar bear had been seen in the Fjord below. They took the most direct route back across the river, up to their knees, and were back in half an hour. Needless to say the bear was not seen again, and the artist finished the sketch by adding the dark shading at Base Camp.
Medium:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Artist:	Woolmore, Ray
Note:	Svendsby (Hut 458-1 Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen) and view north-west of head of Lindeman Fjord. Lat. 74°38'N, long. 20°52'W. (Danmark-Gronland 1:250,000 Sheet 74 Ø.2 Clavering Ø.)
Dimensions:	Picture: Width: 220mm, height: 152mm mount: Dimensions: ?

Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection