Lot 186: Horst P. Horst, Carmen Face Massage, platinum-palladium print, 1946, printed 1980s. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000.
Edward S. Curtis — The North American Indian
The April 14 auction will be headlined by the seminal Portfolio I from Edward S. Curtis’ The North American Indian, featuring many of his most important and iconic images, including his portrait of Geronimo, Cañon de Chelly, A Chief of the Desert – Navaho, Son of the Desert—Navaho, TheVanishing Race, and many more.
Lot 12: Edward S. Curtis, Portfolio I from The North American Indian, complete with 39 photogravures on Van Gelder paper, 1907. Estimate $60,000 to 90,000.
Lot 11: Edward S. Curtis, Volume I from The North American Indian, complete with 79 photogravures, signed by Curtis, 1907. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000.
Edward S. Curtis, Portfolio I, from The North American Indian, complete with 39 photogravures, 1907. Estimate $60,000 to $90,000.
An impressive selection of classical twentieth-century photographs for the new and seasoned collector includes work by Ansel Adams, Horst P. Horst, Edward Weston, Berenice Abbott, and Lisette Model among others.
Lot 36: Ansel Adams, Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, Sequoia National Park, California, silver print, 1932; printed 1970s. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Lot 93: Berenice Abbott, Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx, silver print, 1936. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.
Lot 185: Horst P. Horst, Hands, Hands, platinum-palladium print, 1941, printed 1980s. Estimate $18,000 to $22,000.
Lot 220: Robert Adams, Amongst the last trees and lilacs surrounding a farmhouse, Edge of Longmont, Colorado, gelatin silver print, 1982. $7,000 to $10,000.
