Lot #2764: EDWARD S. CURTIS - Prayer to the Stars - Original vintage sepia toned photogravure

 

Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952).
Title: "Prayer to the Stars".
Medium: Original vintage sepia toned photogravure.
Date: Composed 1904. Printed 1909.
Dimensions: Image size: 6 3/16 x 4 1/16 in. (157 x 103 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $100
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $150/200
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.
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 separately from ‘The North American Indian’ portfolio and Curtis’s editioned works. [673-1-100-NA]