September Selections: Fine Art & Photography
By Revere Auctions
Sep 17, 2024
755 Prior Ave N #235C, St Paul, MN, US, United States
Revere Auctions is pleased to present our autumnal fine art sale. Featuring an excellent selection of fine art from Baroque to Contemporary. Including four original paintings by Alexander Calder, works by David Maass, Dale Chihuly, Tom Wesselmann, Wang Qingsong, and many others. Also including a collection of archival photographs from Minnesota's Star Tribune.
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LOT 255:

Curtis "The N. American Indian" Sample w/ 2 Photos

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Sold for: $500
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Auction took place on Sep 17, 2024 at Revere Auctions
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Curtis "The N. American Indian" Sample w/ 2 Photos
Edward Curtis, "The North American Indian: Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska." With a forward by Theodore Roosevelt. This is a sample prospectus of the first volume, meant to allow interested buyers in viewing two photos from the book. Containing two photographic inserts printed on Normandy Vellum including: "The Oath - Apsaroke" and "The Wedding Party - Qagyuhl."

Provenance: From the Estate of Christopher Cardozo.

Height: 12 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in.
Condition: The sheet is toned. There is a tear running vertically along the lower quarter of the spine. There are handling marks throughout, particularly along the edges. Light soiling including some foxing along the two image inserts. There is also a crease along the upper left third of the work.

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