Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
1928
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image 11¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 15⁵⁄₁₆ in.; sheet 17¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 21⁷⁄₈ in.
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, AZ
This photogravure titled Old Stone House, Diomede Islands was printed in 1928 on Dutch Van Gelder paper from the final volumes of Curtis's The North American Indian, documenting one of the most remote communities he visited over the course of the project. The Diomede Islands sit in the middle of the Bering Strait barely two miles from the Russian coast, and this image records the stone dwelling traditions that sustained Inupiaq life at the edge of the North American continent for centuries. The composition stands apart from the portrait subjects that dominate Curtis's work, offering instead an architectural and landscape study of rare specificity.
Late period Curtis photogravures of Alaskan subjects on Dutch Van Gelder paper are genuinely uncommon in the market, and architectural subjects of this type are less frequently encountered than the figurative plates that draw the broadest collector attention. The sheet is in good condition with the wide Van Gelder margins intact, presenting the image as it was originally issued within the volume portfolio. From a private collection in Tucson, Arizona.
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Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
1928
Photogravure on Dutch Van Gelder paper
Image 11¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 15⁵⁄₁₆ in.; sheet 17¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 21⁷⁄₈ in.
Provenance: Private collection, Tucson, AZ
This photogravure titled Old Stone House, Diomede Islands was printed in 1928 on Dutch Van Gelder paper from the final volumes of Curtis's The North American Indian, documenting one of the most remote communities he visited over the course of the project. The Diomede Islands sit in the middle of the Bering Strait barely two miles from the Russian coast, and this image records the stone dwelling traditions that sustained Inupiaq life at the edge of the North American continent for centuries. The composition stands apart from the portrait subjects that dominate Curtis's work, offering instead an architectural and landscape study of rare specificity.
Late period Curtis photogravures of Alaskan subjects on Dutch Van Gelder paper are genuinely uncommon in the market, and architectural subjects of this type are less frequently encountered than the figurative plates that draw the broadest collector attention. The sheet is in good condition with the wide Van Gelder margins intact, presenting the image as it was originally issued within the volume portfolio. From a private collection in Tucson, Arizona.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
