Since then, the yacht was sold along with the painting too. As it happened, the gallery owner knew the new owner of Shenandoah and reunited the yacht and the painting again.
The new owner then wanted another painting as a reminder of a once in a lifetime trip to South Georgia, where they also delivered a bath that Shackleton used, to the museum on the island.
Obviously- if you’re in South Georgia, there’s no one to photograph you, as you’re on your own, so there’s no photo’s of the yacht good enough to use in situ. We have to compose the scene from all we have including all the photos of the trip.
This meant finding a suitable backdrop, adding some icebergs and adjust the crew numbers and clothing to suit the climate. (A bigger job than it may seem!)
As the sailors were in summer tee-shirts and shorts in St.Tropez, these needed to be replaced with winter/Antarctic clothing.
I had reference of what they were wearing, but not from the correct angles!
