Sold for $6,300

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
Hopi Doorway, 1906

Platinum print, printed c. 1906, negative/date notation '457-06' in the negative; titled in pencil on the verso.

sheet: 16 1/8 x 12in. (41 x 30.5cm.)

A Distinguished Collector of Edward S. Curtis

This is an unpublished and very rare large-format platinum print by Edward Curtis.

Condition Report

Condition:
Warm toned print on matte double weight paper with no margins; hinged in two locations along top edge of sheet, verso; some very soft bumps to sheet edges and corners, visible only under the closest examination; uneven toning to sheet, verso; a beautiful print in excellent condition. Sold unframed. Please see images.

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