The hundred-year-old painting was suddenly found in Antarctica

The 118-year-old painting of a British explorer was suddenly found in Antarctica.

According to Foxnews, the painting of a white-breasted bird entitled "1899 Tree Creepre" was found in a hut in Cape Adare, the peninsula on the far east of the continent.

Dr. Edward Wilson , a polar explorer, is the author of this painting. He died during a search for Antarctic research in 1912.

Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez, a painting conservationist, found this artwork when cleaning the basement. The picture is in the headboard and is preserved almost perfectly. Josefin was surprised to see the picture.

Dr. Edward Wilson, a polar explorer, is the author of this painting.

Josefin said: "Color, vividness , it's a great work of art, I can't believe it's there."

The watercolor painting was discovered in 2016 but kept secret for the Antarctic Heritage Trust focused on restoring 1,500 artifacts they obtained from Cape Adare tunnels. It will be returned when the structures are carefully preserved.

When they discovered the art picture, scientists proved quite confused to determine who the author is exactly as well as how it is present in a remote, harsh place like Antarctica.

Lizzie Meek, manager of the Antarctic Heritage Program, said: "At first, we only knew that the person painting the picture could be one of those on the expedition."

Luckily when a colleague of Lizze and Bergmark-Jimene attended the presentation about Dr. Wilson, the research team was working on it, the picture was realized.

Bergmark-Jimenez said: "I was shown some of Dr. Wilson's artwork. As soon as I saw his special handwriting, I knew he painted this picture."