Edward Curtis Orotone. CURTIS, EDWARD S. 1868-1952. The Three Chiefs, Piegan, c.1904. Orotone, probably printed before 1920, signed in the negative ('Curtis'), framed in original Curtis Studios variant ranch frame, with Curtis Studios Seattle description tipped to frame backing (unexamined out of frame). 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Overall 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (26.7 x 31.1 cm) Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. Billy T. Utley. The image was included in Volume VI of The North American Indian, and according to Curtis, depicts 'three proud old leaders of their people. A picture of the primal upland prairies with their waving grass and limpid streams. A glimpse of the life and conditions which are on the verge of extinction' (Field Notes). Literature: Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. VI, p. 272 Cardozo, Edward Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/ Prestel, 2015, p. 145 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing