#258 • Johnny Johnson "Frozen Eden", "King of the Loons" & "Wind Dancer" Photographs

Part of The Johnny Johnson Estate Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 3, 2026 7:25 PM AKST

Category: Art

Three signed and numbered photographs by Alaska wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson (1947-2025). The first work, "Frozen Eden", is dated circa 1998 and numbered 14/450. Johnson described the scene: "To make this photo of an emperor penguin rookery, nestled on the fast ice between huge tabular icebergs, I traveled by Russian icebreaker through the Indian Ocean from Capetown-South Africa to Perth-Australia. During this 7000 mile, five week voyage I photographed several colonies of emperor penguins along Antarctica's wild and rarely visited eastern coastline. Emperor penguins breed on sea-ice, in the coldest conditions endured by any bird. The juveniles are carried out to sea as the ice breaks into floes. Fully independent, the young must moult to the diving plumage of an adult coat before their ice floe disintegrates, dumping them into the sea to dive for their own fish. In this picture some chicks have begun to moult to adult plumage - can you spot them?" The second work, "King of the Loons", is dated circa 1992 and numbered 62/450. Johnson described the scene: "A yellow-billed loon in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge prepares to shift the eggs in the nest. This photo was taken at 3 a.m. in June. The yellow-billed is the largest of all loons. They nest in lakes and ponds along the Arctic Coast." The third work, "Wind Dancer", is dated circa 2000 and numbered 174/950. Johnson described the scene: "On a recent trip to photograph Alaskan brown bears fishing for salmon, several mature bald eagles joined the feeding frenzy attempting to catch wounded fish or scraps the bears had left. It was blowing hard and for over an hour I was able to photograph them dancing on the wind above the stream." All three are signed, dated, and numbered in gold leaf ink and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. The photographs are shrink-wrapped on board. The largest measures approximately 16.5" x 24".