Prints & Photography Auction

September 29October 04, 2018
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LOT 53

Lot 53

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Lot 53 Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952), American

FROM “THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN” (TWO PORTRAITS): ATSINA WAR-PARTY; START OF A WAR-PARTY

Two photogravures in sepia tone on Van Gelder blindstamped paper with deckled edges; each with titles in the plate lower left margin and with the photographer's copyright with its date: “From Copyright Photograph by E.S. Curtis" in the plate below the image in the centre margin. The first from Volume 5: The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina; the second from Volume 3: The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin.

Sheets/Approximately 11" x 13" — 27.9 x 33 cm.

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $240
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
  • EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
  • EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
  • EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
  • EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
  • EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

CONDITION DETAILS

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