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#1051 ~ Curtis - The Old Cheyenne
#1051 ~ Curtis - The Old Cheyenne
Lot #1051

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title The Old Cheyenne
Media photolithographic reproduction on paper
Size 13.75 x 9.75 in. / 34.9 x 24.8 cm.

Notes
unsigned; titled and bears inscriptions 'from copyright photograph 1927 E.S. Curtis, Beaux Arts' along bottom and 'Plate 672' upper left; framed with archival mat

Reference
original photograveure illustrated on page 712 in The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios, published by Taschen, 1997

Provenance
private collection, Okanagan
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $129
2020/11/28
#1052 ~ Curtis - Sioux Chiefs #15/100
#1052 ~ Curtis - Sioux Chiefs #15/100
Lot #1052

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Sioux Chiefs #15/100
Media digital print on paper
Size 9 x 12 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; numbered lower right; framed with archival mat

Reference
original photograveure illustrated on page 712 in The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios, published by Taschen, 1997

Provenance
private collection, Okanagan
Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $152
2020/11/28
#1100 ~ Curtis - Salmon Fishing, Wishham
#1100 ~ Curtis - Salmon Fishing, Wishham
Lot #1100

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Salmon Fishing, Wishham
Media photograveur on paper
Size 5.25 x 7.25 in. / 13.3 x 18.4 cm.

Notes
framed with archival mat

Reference
from the original publication The North American Indian Vol. VIII published in 1911 of the the Yakima, Klickitat, Interior Salishan and Kutenai tribes of the interior; illustrated on page 330 of The North American Indian, The Complete Portfolios, published by Taschen, 1997

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Sold
CAD $176
2020/05/16
#1342 ~ Curtis - Signal Fire to the Mountain God
#1342 ~ Curtis - Signal Fire to the Mountain God
Lot #1342

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Signal Fire to the Mountain God
Media toned photograph on paper
Dated 1912
Size 13.5 x 10.5 in. / 34.3 x 26.7 cm.

Notes
signed and inscribed 'LA' lower right; bears title and date on label attached verso; framed with archival mat

Provenance
from a Calgary/Kelowna estate
Estimate CAD$750-$1,000

Sold
CAD $1,112
2018/09/15
#1343 ~ Curtis - Spearing Salmon  #16/25
#1343 ~ Curtis - Spearing Salmon  #16/25
Lot #1343

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Spearing Salmon #16/25
Media gold tone photograph on paper
Size 9.5 x 7.5 in. / 24.1 x 19 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower right; bears title and number on label verso; framed

Reference
Curtis Centennial Project - Centennial Edition Gold Tone, this is a 2000 printing of a 1923 negative by the artist

Provenance
from a Calgary/Kelowna estate
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Sold
CAD $88
2018/09/15
#1035 ~ Curtis - On the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel
#1035 ~ Curtis - On the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel
Lot #1035

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title On the Pend d'Oreille - Kalispel
Media photogravure on paper
Size 5 x 7 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian, Vol. VII, page 112 of the The Yakima, The Klickitat, Salishan tribes of the interior, The Kutenai in 1911

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $129
2017/12/02
#1132 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Indian Elder  #3/100
#1132 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Indian Elder  #3/100
Lot #1132

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Untitled - Indian Elder #3/100
Media digital print on paper
Size 13.5 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears number lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $176
2015/05/09
#317 ~ Curtis - Joseph-Nez Perce
#317 ~ Curtis - Joseph-Nez Perce
Lot #317

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Joseph-Nez Perce
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1903
Size 7.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$350

Sold
CAD $351
2013/09/14
#318 ~ Curtis - A Typical Nez Perce
#318 ~ Curtis - A Typical Nez Perce
Lot #318

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title A Typical Nez Perce
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; unframed; lot includes book The North American Indian with text, all but one photogravure's removed

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $76
2013/09/14
#319 ~ Curtis - Falling on the Land - Cayuse
#319 ~ Curtis - Falling on the Land - Cayuse
Lot #319

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Falling on the Land - Cayuse
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $88
2013/09/14
#320 ~ Curtis - Grizzly-Bear Ferocious - Nez Perce
#320 ~ Curtis - Grizzly-Bear Ferocious - Nez Perce
Lot #320

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Grizzly-Bear Ferocious - Nez Perce
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $117
2013/09/14
#321 ~ Curtis - Kyetani - Wishham
#321 ~ Curtis - Kyetani - Wishham
Lot #321

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Kyetani - Wishham
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $59
2013/09/14
#322 ~ Curtis - Mnashwai - Wishham
#322 ~ Curtis - Mnashwai - Wishham
Lot #322

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Mnashwai - Wishham
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $59
2013/09/14
#323 ~ Curtis - Spidis - Wishham
#323 ~ Curtis - Spidis - Wishham
Lot #323

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Spidis - Wishham
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $59
2013/09/14
#324 ~ Curtis - Three Eagles - Nez Perce
#324 ~ Curtis - Three Eagles - Nez Perce
Lot #324

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Three Eagles - Nez Perce
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1910
Size 7.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$300

Sold
CAD $152
2013/09/14
#325 ~ Curtis - Joseph Dead Feast Lodge - Nez Perce
#325 ~ Curtis - Joseph Dead Feast Lodge - Nez Perce
Lot #325

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Joseph Dead Feast Lodge - Nez Perce
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1905
Size 5.25 x 7 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; archival mat; unframed

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $199
2013/09/14
#329 ~ Curtis - Wishham Basket Worker
#329 ~ Curtis - Wishham Basket Worker
Lot #329

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Wishham Basket Worker
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1909
Size 5.25 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 13.3 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $59
2013/09/14
#330 ~ Curtis - Wishham Young Woman
#330 ~ Curtis - Wishham Young Woman
Lot #330

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Wishham Young Woman
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1909
Size 7.25 x 3.75 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VIII in 1911

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $59
2013/09/14
#243 ~ Curtis - Canon De Chelly Navajo  #55/100
#243 ~ Curtis - Canon De Chelly Navajo  #55/100
Lot #243

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Canon De Chelly Navajo #55/100
Media digital photograph print on paper
Size 9.5 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears number lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. I in 1911 as well as reproduced on page 58 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Provenance
Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200

Sold
CAD $211
2013/05/18
#14 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Dugout Canoe with Baskets and Paddle
#14 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Dugout Canoe with Baskets and Paddle
Lot #14

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Untitled - Dugout Canoe with Baskets and Paddle
Media photograph on paper
Size 5.5 x 7.5 x 1 in. / 14 x 19 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and numbered '830' in plate lower right; signed lower right; embossed artist's chop lower left; framed with archival mat and special glass

Reference
copy of letter showing provenance from artist's family [Beth Magnuson's husband] attached verso

Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500

Sold
CAD $1,872
2012/05/26
#15 ~ Curtis - Prayer to the Stars
#15 ~ Curtis - Prayer to the Stars
Lot #15

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Prayer to the Stars
Media toned photograph on paper
Dated 1906
Size 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in margin; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,170
2012/05/26
#17 ~ Curtis - Homeward  #16/25
#17 ~ Curtis - Homeward  #16/25
Lot #17

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Homeward #16/25
Media orotone photograph on glass
Dated 1999
Size 7.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower left; framed

Reference
Certificate of Authenticity from Christopher Cardoza attached verso; from a 1898 negative; published in The North American Indian Vol. VIIII in 1911 as well as reproduced on page 358 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Estimate CAD$750-$1,000

Sold
CAD $585
2012/05/26
#19 ~ Curtis - Fasting
#19 ~ Curtis - Fasting
Lot #19

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Fasting
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1907
Size 7.25 x 5.25 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $176
2012/05/26
#20 ~ Curtis - Hamasilahl - Qagyuhl
#20 ~ Curtis - Hamasilahl - Qagyuhl
Lot #20

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Hamasilahl - Qagyuhl
Media photogravure on paper
Dated 1914
Size 7.25 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 18.4 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
printed artist's name, title and date along bottom; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. X in 1911 as well as reproduced on page 409 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Estimate CAD$200-$250

Sold
CAD $164
2012/05/26
#22 ~ Curtis - Canon De Chelly Navajo  #55/100
#22 ~ Curtis - Canon De Chelly Navajo  #55/100
Lot #22

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Canon De Chelly Navajo #55/100
Media digital print on paper
Size 9.5 x 12.5 x 1 in. / 24.1 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears number lower right; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. I in 1911 as well as reproduced on page 58 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $70
2012/05/26
#23 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Indian Elder  #3/100
#23 ~ Curtis - Untitled - Indian Elder  #3/100
Lot #23

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Untitled - Indian Elder #3/100
Media digital print on paper
Size 13.5 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears number lower right; framed with archival mat

Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $70
2012/05/26
#24 ~ Curtis - The Oath  #12/100
#24 ~ Curtis - The Oath  #12/100
Lot #24

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title The Oath #12/100
Media digital print on paper
Size 13.5 x 9.75 x 1 in. / 34.3 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
bears number lower right; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol. VII in 1911 as well as reproduced on page 177 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Estimate CAD$100-$150

Sold
CAD $129
2012/05/26
#209 ~ Curtis - Hopi Water Carriers
#209 ~ Curtis - Hopi Water Carriers
Lot #209

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Hopi Water Carriers
Media toned photograph on paper
Dated 1922
Size 5 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in plate lower left; artist's chop lower left; signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Reference
published in The North American Indian Vol.XII in 1922 as well as reproduced on page 475 in the Taschen 1997 reprint of The North American Indian

Provenance
copy of letter showing provenance from artist's family [Beth Magnuson's husband] attached verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Sold
CAD $1,287
2011/11/07
#207 ~ Curtis - Three Mounted Navajo Women and Child on Horseback
#207 ~ Curtis - Three Mounted Navajo Women and Child on Horseback
Lot #207

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Three Mounted Navajo Women and Child on Horseback
Media toned photograph on paper
Dated 1904
Size 6 x 8 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed and dated in plate lower left; embossed artist's chop lower left; framed with archival mat

Reference
copy of letter showing provenance from artist's family [Beth Magnuson's husband] attached verso

Estimate CAD$3,000-$3,500

Sold
CAD $2,106
2011/05/01
#208 ~ Curtis - Hopi Snake Priest
#208 ~ Curtis - Hopi Snake Priest
Lot #208

Artist Edward Sheriff Curtis
Title Hopi Snake Priest
Media photograph on paper
Dated 1903
Size 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 in. / 19 x 14 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed in toned margin lower right; framed with archival mat and special glass

Provenance
copy of letter showing provenance from artist's family [Beth Magnuson's husband] attached verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Sold
CAD $1,989
2011/05/01
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