Edward S. Curtis, Untitled (Hopi Maiden) (Unpublished), ca. 1900
Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
Untitled (Hopi Maiden) (Untitled/Unpublished), ca. 1900
gold-toned printing-out-paper print (GTPOP) on board
inscribed verso: ESC/7102
negative date: ca. 1900
print date: ca. 1900
For a very short period beginning around 1898–99, Edward S. Curtis produced a small group of gold-toned printing-out-paper prints for exhibition and sale. Made by exposing delicate, light-sensitive paper beneath a negative, usually in sunlight, then processing and gold-toning it, these prints typically have a luster surface and rich reddish-brown tones, yielding fine details and delicate tonal gradations. Few survive, making them rare examples of Curtis’s early photographic artistry.
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.), overmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado
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
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Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
Untitled (Hopi Maiden) (Untitled/Unpublished), ca. 1900
gold-toned printing-out-paper print (GTPOP) on board
inscribed verso: ESC/7102
negative date: ca. 1900
print date: ca. 1900
For a very short period beginning around 1898–99, Edward S. Curtis produced a small group of gold-toned printing-out-paper prints for exhibition and sale. Made by exposing delicate, light-sensitive paper beneath a negative, usually in sunlight, then processing and gold-toning it, these prints typically have a luster surface and rich reddish-brown tones, yielding fine details and delicate tonal gradations. Few survive, making them rare examples of Curtis’s early photographic artistry.
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.), overmat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Private Collection, Aspen, Colorado
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.
