Edward Curtis Blue-Toned Gelatin Silver Print. CURTIS, EDWARD S. 1868-1952. Floating Aphrodite, c.1920. Blue-toned gelatin silver print, signed and with LA copyright credit in the negative, in period [possibly Curtis Studios piecrust variant?] frame (unexamined out of frame) 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Overall 11 x 13 in. (27.9 x 33 cm) Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. Billy T. Utley. On the spirit of Aphrodite, Curtis remarked: 'All primitive people assume that everything in nature possesses a spirit. The sea, with its varying moods from the calm placid surface to wild raging storm, naturally is foremost in the minds of all coast dwellers, hence wherever a man lives by the sea, he has the spirit of water. With the Greeks, the spirit bore the name of 'Aphrodite' who, according to variations of the myth, was the wife of Adonis.' 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
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