CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- After Frances F. Palmer. The Rocky Mountains. Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1866.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$8,000 -
$12,000
Sold for $10,160
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- After Frances F. Palmer
The Rocky Mountains. Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1866. (G. 5633). Large format lithograph with hand-coloring heightened in gum arabic, printed on very thick wove paper, matted, 660 x 857 mm sheet. Minor toning from matting, a few very minor spots to image and margins, verso toned, otherwise bright.
“Despite the important part which the covered wagon played in the pioneer life of the West there are almost no pictorial records of the wagon trains. This print formed the inspiration for the motion picture, ‘The Covered Wagon.’” (Best Fifty Currier & Ives Lithographs Large Folio Size, 1932).
VERY RARE: According to online records, only two examples of this print have sold at auction in the last 60 years. Conningham 5196. Literature: No. 9 on the list of Original Best Fifty Large Folio Currier & Ives prints.
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