Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
Untitled (Brave Kneeling by Water), ca. 1905
platinum print
Copyright blind stamp, at lower left on print recto: COPYRIGHTED 1905 BY E.S. CURTIS
Black ink stamp on mount verso: 184

Negative Date: ca. 1905
Print Date: 1905
Apsaroke, Great Plains
Unpublished

This photograph is of an Apsaroke brave kneeling by a pool of water. Curtis loved to use water as a pictorial element, as this illustrates. This print is very rare, and it is believed that only three or four examples exist, in all print mediums combined. This print was included in the ground-breaking exhibition, “Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian”, which traveled throughout Europe in the early 2000’s.
15 5/16 x 12 in. (38.89 x 30.48 cm.), Single Mount: 16 3/16 x 12 5/8 in. (41.12 x 32.07 cm.)
Provenance:
Edward Curtis Studio
Private Collection(s)
The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection, 1999

Exhibited:
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian (95 print exhibit), 2000

The print and original mount are in excellent condition overall. A formal, detailed condition report is available upon request.

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