Edward S. Curtis American, 1868-1952
The Three Chiefs - Piegan, 1900
Goldtone
11 x 14 inches, 14 x 19 inches in Curtis Seattle Studio frame.
Signed in the negative, "Curtis" lower right with copyright "c" symbol lower left
Provenance
The Kale Family CollectionAn extraordinary example of The Three Chiefs - Piegan in the Goldtone medium, appearing in an original Curtis Seattle Studio frame. Original Curtis Studio Description Label attached to an archivally conserved frame back.
The image itself is luminous and brilliant, neither too dark nor too light, representing the perfect and most desired exposure to be found in the Goldtone process.
The original Curtis Studio frame is in near pristine condition.