EDWARD S CURTIS Unique Copper Plates Part II 2022-05-26 Auction - 98 Price Results - Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions LLC in AZ
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EDWARD S CURTIS Unique Copper Plates Part II

Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions LLC., is pleased to announce its Spring Premier Auction, Live, Online, and No Reserve: EDWARD S CURTIS Unique Copper Plates Part II from The North American Indian 1907-1930. The Auction begins at 11am Pacific, 2pm New York Time, Thursday, May 26, 2022. New York City May 21-22, 2022, Selected Preview 9am-5pm at PopUp Photography New York! In the Executive Hotel Le Soleil, 38 W 36th St. between 5th Ave. and Avenue of the Americas, 2 blocks from the 2022 AIPAD The Photography Show. The North American Indian, the most lavishly illustrated book in the history of printing, contained 20 volumes of text, each with 74 or more small-format photogravures. There were 20 supplementary large-format portfolios of 35 or more photogravures, all created from copper printing plate photographs by Edward S. Curtis. This auction offers 97 of these unique copper plates. Curtis meticulously edited the copper plates as he understood these presented his ultimate artistic expression for each print. Originally owned by Curtis with support for the project from J.P. Morgan the plates were purchased in 1982 by two Silicon Valley investors. They began removing the steel facings, originally used for printing the photogravures, and realized that they were transcendently beautiful photographic objects. With the steel facing removed the plates were revealed to be the most lustrous photographs made in the history of photography. Recently Edward S. Curtis copper plates have sold for over $700.000.00 The auction showcases Curtis' masterpieces with portraits, architectural, landscape, ceremonial, storytelling, still life views and tribal lands, lakes, and rivers. Featuring images of the Apache, Sioux, Navajo, Crow, Pueblo Indians, Cheyenne, Kwakiutl, Kutenai, Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara, Chippewa and tribes from Canada, California, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, Puget Sound, Vancouver Island, and Alaska.
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Unique Copper Plate Nunivak Alaska: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Girl's Costume - Nunivak, 1928. 7.5x5.8" image on 9x6.8" copper plate. Plate date 1930. From Volume 20, Alaska, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Girl's Costume -
6001: Unique Copper Plate Nunivak AlaskaEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
Plate 693 Ugiyaku Nunivak Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Plate 693 Ugiyaku - Nunivak, 1928. 15.6x11.6" image on 17.9x13.1" copper photogravure plate. Plate date 1930. From Portfolio 20, Alaska, of The North American Indian. Engraved on
6003: Plate 693 Ugiyaku Nunivak Copper PlateEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed
Jukuk Nunivak 1928 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Jukuk - Nunivak, 1928. 7.8x5.5" image on 9x6.5" copper plate. Plate date 1930. From Volume 20, Alaska, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Jukuk - Nunivak / From
6004: Jukuk Nunivak 1928 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
Plate 688 Nunivak Children Delightful: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Plate 688 Nunivak Children, 1928. 11.5x15.6" image on 13.8x17.1" copper photogravure plate. Plate date 1930. From Portfolio 20, Alaska, of The North American Indian. Engraved on
6005: Plate 688 Nunivak Children DelightfulEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed
NO WINGS Nez Perce 1910 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. No Wings - Nez Perce, 1910. 7.3x4.75" image on 9x5.75" copper plate. Plate date 1911. From Volume 8, Nez Perces, Plateau and Columbia, of The North American Indian. Plate recto
6008: NO WINGS Nez Perce 1910 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
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Plate 265 Black Eagle Nez Perce 1905 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Plate 265 Black Eagle - Nez Perce, 1905. 15.6x11.1" image on 17.9x12.5" copper photogravure plate. Plate date 1911. From Portfolio 8, Nez Perces, Plateau and Columbia River, of The
6009: Plate 265 Black Eagle Nez Perce 1905 Copper PlateEst. $12,000-$18,000
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Plate 104 CRAZY THUNDER Sioux 1907 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Plate 104 Crazy Thunder - Ogalala, 1907. 15x10.3" image on 18x11.75" copper photogravure plate. Plate date 1908. From Portfolio 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Engraved
6012: Plate 104 CRAZY THUNDER Sioux 1907 Copper PlateEst. $12,000-$18,000
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FAST THUNDER Sioux 1907 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Fast Thunder - Ogalala, 1907. 7.3x5.25" image on 9x6.3" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Volume 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Fast Thunder -
6013: FAST THUNDER Sioux 1907 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000
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STRUCK BY CROW Sioux 1907 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Struck By Crow - Ogalala, 1907. 7.3x5.3" image on 9x6.3" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Volume 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Struck By Crow
6014: STRUCK BY CROW Sioux 1907 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000
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IRON PLUME Sioux 1907 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Iron Plume - Ogalala, 1907. 7.3x5.3" image on 9x6.3" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Volume 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Iron Plume -
6015: IRON PLUME Sioux 1907 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000
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BRULE WARRIORS Sioux 1907 Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. Brule Warriors, 1907. 5.5x7.3" image on 7x8.5" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Volume 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: Brule Warriors / From
6019: BRULE WARRIORS Sioux 1907 Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000
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Sioux Tepee 1908 Unique Copper Plate: EDWARD S. CURTIS. In the Mountains, 1908. 7.3x5.3" image on 9x6.3" copper plate. Plate date 1908. From Volume 3, The Sioux, of The North American Indian. Plate recto engraved: In the Mountains / From
6021: Sioux Tepee 1908 Unique Copper PlateEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed
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