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, The Vanishing Race, and many more.
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The Human Form, Landscape & Nature
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.
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Berenice Abbott, Gasoline Station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx, silver print, 1936. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. ![]()
Horst P. Horst, Hands, Hands, platinum-palladium print, 1941. Estimate $18,000 to $22,000.
Contemporary Photography
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This auction will also include a selection of vernacular albums and archives, including important early albums from China and India, as well as travelogues, industrial archives, theatrical cabinet cards, photo-pictorial playing cards, and much more. We will also feature selections of important photojournalism, including images from the Vietnam War, OJ Simpson’s infamous trial, portraits of great American labor leaders and writers, and more.
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