Lot #2172: EDWARD S. CURTIS - The Sun Dancer - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952).
Title: "The Sun Dancer".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1907. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 3/16 x 6 5/8 in. (259 x 168 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American peoples. N.B. This is an original photogravure published later than and separately from ‘The North American Indian’ portfolio. [29703-2-150]