Prints & Photography Auction

September 29October 04, 2018
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LOT 56

Lot 56

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Lot 56 Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952), American

MOSQUITO HAWK - ASSINIBOIN, 1908

Photogravure in sepia tone on Van Gelder blindstamped paper, with the artist’s signature blindstamped to bottom margin, with deckled edges, with title in the plate lower left margin and with the photographer’s copyright with its date: “From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E.S. Curtis” in the plate below image. Printed by John Andrew & Son, plate 102.
Image/Plate/Sheet 15.75 x 10.25 in — 40 x 26 cm; 17.75 x 11.6 in — 45.1 x 29.5 cm; 23.5 x 19 in — 59.7 x 48.3 cm; 17.75 x 11.6 in — 45.1 x 29.5 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $450
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)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Volume 3: “The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin.”

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