Edward S. Curtis, The Piki Maker - Walpi, 1906
Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
The Piki Maker - Walpi, 1906
platinum on vintage paper mount
copyright blind stamp lower left: COPYRIGHTED 1906 BY E.S. CURTIS
negative date: 1906
print date: ca. 1906
Edward S. Curtis’s platinum prints are prized for their rich blacks, delicate highlights, and subtle tonal gradations. Curtis often used textured watercolor paper to enhance the softness and warmth associated with his Pictorialist style. Though costly and technically demanding, platinum printing became an important medium for his exhibition work. These exceptionally stable prints remain rare and are regarded as among his finest photographic achievements.
7 3/4 x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.), vintage mount: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.6 x 15.6 cm.), overmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado
Literature:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 12, pl. 432
Native Nations, Bulfinch Press, 1993, p. 117
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Simon & Schuster, 2000, p. 86
Edward S. Curtis: The Women, Bulfinch Press, 2005, pp. 9, 88
Edward S. Curtis One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/Prestel Publishing, 2015, p. 89
Edward S. Curtis was an American photographer, ethnographer, and publisher best known for his ambitious lifelong project documenting Indigenous peoples of North America. Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he produced thousands of photographs as well as audio recordings, notes, and texts that culminated in the monumental publication The North American Indian (1907–1930). Curtis is especially admired for the striking beauty of his photogravures, platinum prints, and goldtones. Today, he remains one of the most recognized and influential figures in the history of American photography.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
The Piki Maker - Walpi, 1906
platinum on vintage paper mount
copyright blind stamp lower left: COPYRIGHTED 1906 BY E.S. CURTIS
negative date: 1906
print date: ca. 1906
Edward S. Curtis’s platinum prints are prized for their rich blacks, delicate highlights, and subtle tonal gradations. Curtis often used textured watercolor paper to enhance the softness and warmth associated with his Pictorialist style. Though costly and technically demanding, platinum printing became an important medium for his exhibition work. These exceptionally stable prints remain rare and are regarded as among his finest photographic achievements.
7 3/4 x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.), vintage mount: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.6 x 15.6 cm.), overmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado
Literature:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Portfolio 12, pl. 432
Native Nations, Bulfinch Press, 1993, p. 117
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Simon & Schuster, 2000, p. 86
Edward S. Curtis: The Women, Bulfinch Press, 2005, pp. 9, 88
Edward S. Curtis One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/Prestel Publishing, 2015, p. 89
Edward S. Curtis was an American photographer, ethnographer, and publisher best known for his ambitious lifelong project documenting Indigenous peoples of North America. Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he produced thousands of photographs as well as audio recordings, notes, and texts that culminated in the monumental publication The North American Indian (1907–1930). Curtis is especially admired for the striking beauty of his photogravures, platinum prints, and goldtones. Today, he remains one of the most recognized and influential figures in the history of American photography.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
