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Lot 18

Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Fisherman, Wisham

30 June – 1 July 2021, 16:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)

The Fisherman, Wisham, 1909
Orotone, signed in the image.
14 x 11in (35.5 x 28cm); period frame

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Literature
Edward S. Curtis: The North American Indian, the Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, Vol. VIII, p. 331
Cardozo, Edward Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/ Prestel, 2015, p. 88


Along the middle course of the Columbia at places where the abruptness of the shore and the upstream set of an eddy make such a method possible, salmon were taken, and still are taken, by means of a long-handled dip-net. At favorable seasons a man will, in a few hours, secure several hundred salmon - as many as the matrons and girls of his household can care for in a day.
EDWARD S. CURTIS

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