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Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, pl. 74

Edward S. Curtis

American · 1868–1952 · Printmaker, Photographer

Edward Sherriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and Native American people. Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow… (Wikipedia)

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244lots offered1998–2026years recorded87%sold (202)$1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Edward S. Curtis, Three framed photogravures together with an Edward Curtis photography book Portraits from North American Indian Life.Three framed photogravures together with an Edward Curtis photography book Portraits from North American Indian Life.Bonhams · $28,160≈ £21,511≈ €25,528Sign up to see
  2. Edward S. Curtis, An Oasis in the Badlands, 1905, Orotone, probably printed before 1920; signed in the negativeAn Oasis in the BadlandsBonhams · $24,320≈ £18,118≈ €20,813Sign up to see
  3. Edward S. Curtis, Canyon de Chelly, Navajo, 1904, Orotone, probably printed before 1920; signed in the negativeCanyon de Chelly, NavajoBonhams · $23,040≈ £17,345≈ €19,917Sign up to see

Edward S. Curtis’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price
$2.7kSign up free to see
median $1kfree account
High
$28.2kSign up free to see
auction record in database
Lots sold
202
of 233 offered · 1998–2026
Sell-through
87%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k20062009201220152018202120242003-11-23 · $1,2322005-07-30 · $14,5602007-06-24 · $1,4002007-06-24 · $6,5002007-09-14 · $4,2502007-09-14 · $4,5002008-07-26 · $9,2002008-07-26 · $10,3502008-11-16 · $2,8702009-07-25 · $6,9002009-07-25 · $7,4752009-09-12 · $2382009-09-12 · $1742009-09-12 · $2612009-09-12 · $2062009-09-12 · $2502010-04-18 · $4,6692010-04-18 · $3,4442010-07-24 · $9,3602010-07-24 · $5,2652010-09-18 · $2502010-10-03 · $2,7362010-10-03 · $2,2802011-05-01 · $2,2192011-05-01 · $2,0962011-09-25 · $1,3752011-09-25 · $7502011-09-25 · $7502011-09-25 · $7502011-11-07 · $1,2652012-03-11 · $8752012-03-11 · $5002012-05-26 · $1,8222012-05-26 · $1,1392012-05-26 · $5692012-05-26 · $1712012-05-26 · $1602012-05-26 · $1262012-07-21 · $5,8502012-08-21 · $6322012-12-16 · $3,7502013-05-18 · $2052013-06-30 · $1,2502013-07-27 · $11,7002013-07-27 · $9,3602013-07-27 · $7,0202013-09-14 · $3402013-09-14 · $1132013-09-14 · $1472013-09-14 · $1932014-07-20 · $1,0002014-07-26 · $16,3802014-10-12 · $2,5002014-10-12 · $2,5002014-10-12 · $4,3752015-01-26 · $1632015-05-09 · $1452015-12-14 · $1,7502015-12-14 · $2,7502017-06-06 · $4,0002017-12-02 · $1002018-09-15 · $8552018-10-04 · $17,5002019-03-27 · $6,8752019-04-06 · $7,6052020-05-16 · $1252020-07-25 · $5,0582020-07-25 · $5,9502020-11-28 · $992020-11-28 · $1172021-03-14 · $2,6002021-03-14 · $7152021-04-09 · $7,0202021-06-09 · $1,7502021-06-09 · $7152021-06-09 · $5202021-09-15 · $5002021-10-19 · $3602021-10-19 · $3872021-10-19 · $3872021-10-19 · $3872022-01-20 · $1,7502022-03-02 · $4382022-03-02 · $3582022-03-02 · $8452022-03-02 · $7802022-03-02 · $1,0402022-04-09 · $1,2872022-04-09 · $1,2872022-04-09 · $9362022-10-12 · $8822022-12-13 · $2,3752023-04-15 · $6,4352023-04-15 · $5,8502023-06-02 · $9692023-06-02 · $8612023-06-02 · $8612023-06-02 · $6462023-07-16 · $7002023-07-26 · $3782023-07-26 · $5042023-07-26 · $5672023-07-26 · $5672023-08-01 · $3152023-08-02 · $8192023-08-02 · $3,0242023-11-01 · $6402023-11-01 · $6402023-11-30 · $7042023-11-30 · $3582023-11-30 · $8962023-11-30 · $6402023-11-30 · $3332023-11-30 · $5382023-11-30 · $1,0242023-11-30 · $8962023-11-30 · $6142023-11-30 · $5382023-11-30 · $5382023-11-30 · $2562023-11-30 · $5122023-11-30 · $3072023-11-30 · $5122023-11-30 · $7682023-11-30 · $3332023-11-30 · $3332023-11-30 · $1,0882023-11-30 · $3332023-12-01 · $3232023-12-01 · $6932023-12-12 · $3782023-12-12 · $1,0082023-12-12 · $1,5122024-03-08 · $1,8342024-03-08 · $5,0402024-03-08 · $1,1142024-04-23 · $2,5002024-04-25 · $5632024-06-05 · $9242024-07-10 · $5,2922024-07-10 · $1,5122024-07-10 · $4412024-07-10 · $3152024-07-10 · $8822024-07-10 · $1,0712024-07-10 · $1,8902024-07-10 · $1,2602024-07-10 · $1,8902024-09-10 · $28,1602024-10-01 · $1,0972024-10-01 · $8192024-12-12 · $3152024-12-12 · $9,4502025-03-04 · $3302025-03-04 · $1,6512025-03-04 · $8892025-03-04 · $1,3202025-03-04 · $2,1592025-04-03 · $3,0722025-04-03 · $1,9202025-06-27 · $7262025-06-27 · $3,6962025-06-27 · $1272025-06-27 · $1,3972025-06-27 · $1,5842025-06-27 · $4452025-06-27 · $9902025-07-26 · $5,1432025-07-31 · $1,7162025-07-31 · $1,3972025-07-31 · $3,4322025-08-23 · $1,0532025-10-10 · $16,6402025-10-10 · $23,0402025-11-21 · $2,4322025-11-21 · $8262025-11-21 · $8262025-11-21 · $2542025-11-21 · $4,3522026-01-22 · $1,0242026-01-22 · $2562026-01-22 · $5122026-01-22 · $1,2802026-02-27 · $1,9202026-03-10 · $3,9602026-04-09 · $6,4002026-04-09 · $6402026-04-09 · $24,3202026-04-09 · $10,2402026-04-09 · $11,5202026-04-09 · $10,8802026-06-26 · $6402026-06-26 · $9602026-06-26 · $4662026-06-28 · $1,0002026-06-28 · $3,2002026-06-28 · $1,0002026-07-14 · $3,0722026-07-14 · $2,0482026-07-14 · $8,3202026-07-30 · $5,376
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

11 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Works on paper44100%$210Sign up$228Sign up$261Sign up
Prints & multiples544583%$2.4kSign up$489Sign up$24.3kSign up
Etching443682%$673Sign up$466Sign up$4.4kSign up
Lithograph11100%$99Sign up$99Sign up$99Sign up
Print (other)9889%$10kSign up$10.6kSign up$24.3kSign up
Photography13311486%$2.3kSign up$1.3kSign up$17.5kSign up
Photograph13311486%$2.3kSign up$1.3kSign up$17.5kSign up
Other423993%$4.7kSign up$2.5kSign up$28.2kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262622$2kSign up
20252726$1.5kSign up
20242120$1.2kSign up
20235241$640Sign up
20221111$936Sign up
20211111$520Sign up
202055$125Sign up
201932$7.2kSign up
201822$9.2kSign up
201732$2.1kSign up
201554$956Sign up
201455$2.5kSign up
2013109$340Sign up
20121211$632Sign up
201177$1.3kSign up
201077$3.4kSign up
200977$250Sign up
200833$9.2kSign up
2007134$4.4kSign up
200511$14.6kSign up
200311$1.2kSign up
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