Hume Nisbet

Lot 10: Herkis Hume Nisbet (British, 1849-1923)

Name: Herkis Hume Nisbet (British, 1849-1923)
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: vqs5iw76bq

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 04, 2003

Item Overview

Description

Basilisk Bay, New Guinea
signed and dated 1887, inscribed verso
oil on canvas
61.9 x 91.4 cm. (24 x 36 in.)

Artist or Maker

Hume Nisbet

Notes

In 1885 Nisbet was sent by Cassell & Co, to New Guinea and in 1888 he published "The Land of the Hibiscus Blossom: a Yarn of the Papuan Gulf"

Basilisk Bay was named after H.M.S. "Basilisk" in which Capt. John Moresby conducted a survey of New Guinea in 1873 .

Auction Details

Travel & Topographical Pictures

Bonhams

November 04, 2003, 12:00 AM EST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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