Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); An Oasis in the Badlands;

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) An Oasis in the Badlands, 1905 Orotone, probably printed before 1920; signed in the negative, framed in the original Curtis Studio batwing-style frame. 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm.) overall 16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance The Rainbow Man, Santa Fe Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009 Literature Christopher Cardozo, Edward Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks (New York, 2015), p. 143 Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios (Köln, 2022), p. 142 Note This image appears in Volume III of The North American Indian and is accompanied by the following caption: 'This picture was made in the heart of the Bad Lands of South Dakota. The subject is the sub-chief Red Hawk, a sketch of whose life is given on page 188 of Volume III.' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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