Edward S. Curtis "Kalispel Scene" 1911 Photogravure on Gampi Tissue, Plate 240, Cardozo Collection

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An original vintage photogravure from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian, Portfolio VII (published 1911), "Kalispel Scene," a serene … Read more An original vintage photogravure from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian, Portfolio VII (published 1911), "Kalispel Scene," a serene view of a Kalispel (interior Salish / Pend d'Oreille) village on the still water, figures in dugout canoes drawn across the foreground beneath forested hills. A quiet, atmospheric landscape characteristic of Curtis's environmental scenes of the Plateau peoples.

Printed on Japanese gampi tissue, the rarest and most expensive of the three handmade papers Curtis used, reserved for the deluxe edition (only a few dozen complete sets). A large folio portfolio plate, plate-printed in Boston by John Andrew & Son after Curtis's 1910 copyright photograph.

A genuine period printing, not a later restrike. The gampi tissue, the John Andrew & Son plate credit, the crisp plate impression, and Cardozo provenance confirm an original vintage gravure.
Please note: the gravure is presented in a Holland Van Gelder overmat that is a later, non-vintage replacement, not the original mat. The vintage tissue gravure itself is unaffected; this concerns the mat only, and is noted here for full transparency.

Inscriptions, as issued in the plate: Plate 240 (upper left); KALISPEL SCENE (lower left); From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E.S. Curtis (lower center); Photogravure John Andrew & Son (lower right).

Details: Photogravure on Japanese gampi tissue · The North American Indian, Portfolio VII, Plate 240 · Published 1911, from a 1910 copyright photograph
· sheet 18 × 22 in. (45.7 × 55.9 cm)
· Holland Van Gelder overmat (non-vintage replacement) Unframed.

Provenance: The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection (inv. CGC-2541); private Colorado collection See less