| Connect to share and comment |
Sarah WolfeNovember 27, 2012 14:11
Titanic iceberg photo up for auction (VIDEO)
The Titanic iceberg photo is believed to be one of the only such images in existence.
The Titanic iceberg photo is believed to be one of the only such images in existence.
Enlarge
This photo of what is believed to be the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912 is going up for auction. (RR Auctions/Courtesy)
A photo of what experts believe is likely the iceberg that sank the Titanic is up for auction.
The black and white picture was taken by the captain of another steam ship, the S.S. Etonian, two days before the fatal collision in 1912, Yahoo! News reported.
More from GlobalPost: Titanic legacy still lingers in tiny Irish town
In a caption at the bottom, Captain W F Wood identifies the iceberg as the "blueberg" -- an iceberg made blue by the sun's rays -- that sank the Titanic in three hours.
Experts believe it's the same iceberg because it was photographed in the right area and matches descriptions and sketches from that time.
More from GlobalPost: Titanic sunk by 'supermoon?'
The 13x11-inch photo is one of more than 400 Titanic memorabilia items to be sold by American auction house RR Auctions next month, according to The Daily Mail.
It's expected to fetch between $8,000 and $10,000.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/culture-lifestyle/121127/titanic-iceberg-photo-auction
.
-
Photo
Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world’s premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art.
- [/] -
Photo
The front of the Art Basel building. This year’s show attracted 303 of the world’s top galleries from 36 countries, showing the works of more than 2,500 artists. It drew more than 62,000 visitors, a new record.
- [/] -
Photo
Platform Gallery's Chen Wei and one of his "Recovery Room" series at Liste Young Artist's show. By the time the week was over he had sold more than 10 works, with prices ranging from $1,800 to nearly $3,000.
- [/] -
Photo
A performance spectator admires some of the pieces at Basel Art.
- [/] -
Photo
A performance piece at Basel Scope, done by an unidentified nearly naked man who moved in slow motion up and down the aisles dressed like a Greek version of Mars, the god of war.
- [/] -
Photo
A performance piece at Scope. The man clutched a staff, on which a plastic container for motor oil with the BP logo was impaled.
- [/] -
Photo
An installation piece at Basel Art.
- [/] -
Photo
An installation piece with paper tubes at Basel Art.
- [/] -
Photo
A gallery scene at the Scope Basel show.
- [/] -
Photo
A sculpture of Sperone Westwater Gallery's employee, Michael Short, by Evan Penny.
- [/] -
Photo
Evan Penny's sculpture of Michael Short.
- [/] -
Photo
A woman views Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man," (Study) 2010, Galerie Lelong, Paris.
- [/] -
Photo
"Medusa marinara," 1997 — a photographic representation of the Medusa in spaghetti and tomato sauce by New York-based Brazilian artist, Vic Muniz.
- [/] -
Photo
Children play around Ai Weiwei's piece, "Field," 2010.
- [/] -
Photo
Heimo Sobernig's "Black Cube" sits on display outside outside.
- [/] -
Photo
A piece by Yayoi Kusama titled "Pumkin."
- [/]
Follow us: