Edward S. Curtis
The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs, Lot 12
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Photographs, Lot 12
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20
Large-format photogravures, published as Portfolios 1-20, the North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska, Seattle, WA; New York; and Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1907-1930. Each plate printed on Van Gelder Holland with letterpress copyright credit, title, plate numbers and John Andrew & Son printer's credit (in the margin). Each approximately 15½ x 11in. (39.3 x 28cm.) or the reverse. Each in original half-morocco folding case with gilt-impressed portfolio number. Accompanied by Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1907-1910 (Volumes 1-5); Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1911-1930 (Volumes 6-20). 20 4to. bound text volumes, containing a total of approx. 1,506 small-format photogravures, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, with Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, signed in ink. Each volume numbered '83' in ink (on the colophon) from the realized edition of 272. Bound in the original half-brown morocco gilt by H. Blackwell
The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20
Large-format photogravures, published as Portfolios 1-20, the North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska, Seattle, WA; New York; and Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1907-1930. Each plate printed on Van Gelder Holland with letterpress copyright credit, title, plate numbers and John Andrew & Son printer's credit (in the margin). Each approximately 15½ x 11in. (39.3 x 28cm.) or the reverse. Each in original half-morocco folding case with gilt-impressed portfolio number. Accompanied by Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1907-1910 (Volumes 1-5); Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1911-1930 (Volumes 6-20). 20 4to. bound text volumes, containing a total of approx. 1,506 small-format photogravures, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, with Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, signed in ink. Each volume numbered '83' in ink (on the colophon) from the realized edition of 272. Bound in the original half-brown morocco gilt by H. Blackwell
A top price for Edward Sheriff Curtis
This artwork by Edward Sheriff Curtis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2005. In the Photographs auction, the work The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 sold for USD 1,416,000.00 (€ 1,180,491.87) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 the most expensive artwork by Edward Sheriff Curtis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edward Sheriff Curtis erzielte im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 für USD 1.416.000,00 (€ 1.180.491,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edward Sheriff Curtis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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