b'1551105Polar Exploration PROVENANCEBy descent, from the estate of Geoffrey Street, Minister for the Army, 1939 - 1940. Street had been a friend of Captain 1104 William John Scott (1888 - 1956) to whom this painting was presented in 1927 by John King Davis, Davis had served as The British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: A TypicalChief Officer of the Nimrod for the latter part of the 1907-Antarctic Tabular Iceberg with Caves. Canterbury Times real09 Expedition. He was captain of the Aurora, and second in photo postcard; and, 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition:command of Mawsons Expedition in 1911 - 1914.Joyce, Dogs & Penguins official real photo postcard.Accompanied by correspondence signed by Dr Phillip Law (2 items). regarding the loan of this painting to the Museum of Victoria $150200in 1992.1105 $15,00020,000GEORGE EDWARD MARSTON (1882-1940),The Winter Quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907,oil on board,16 x 23.5cm; framed 19 x 27cm overall.A label affixed to the back of the boards bears the following typed details:My dear Scott,This picture was painted at the Winter Quarters of [the] British Antarctic Expedition of 1907 under Sir. E.H. Shackleton by George Marston, the artist of the Expedition.I now ask you to accept it from me in memory of our happy days together at both ends of the Empire.Yours sincerely,(signed in pen) John K. Davis1105 (Detail)'