Prints & Photography Auction

September 29October 04, 2018
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LOT 60

Lot 60

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)

EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
Lot 60 Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952), American

AN OASIS IN THE BADLANDS, 1905

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 1905 by E.S. Curtis” in the plate below image. Printed by John Andrew & Son. No plate number.
Image/Plate/Sheet 11.7 x 15.7 in — 29.7 x 40 cm; 14.1 x 17.2 in — 35.7 x 43.7 cm; 19.3 x 23.6 in — 49 x 60 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $1,320
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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