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Aphrodite

Artist:Edward Curtis
Date:1930s
Medium:Blue Toned Gelatin Silver Photograph
Dimensions:Sight Size 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" Framed 10 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Fine Art
Price: S O L D
Above: Framed in original blue gesso frame
Above: Detail of Aphrodite “The Siren of the Sea”
Above: The photgraphers signature and frame profile

A rare surviving Edward Sheriff Curtis nude titled “Aphrodite (Spirit of the Sea)” circa 1920s- 30s, a blue-toned gelatin silver photograph. Signed with the Curtis LA copyright insignia in the negative on the image, accompanied by the original frame backing stamped Aphrodite, Curtis Studio, Los Angeles. One of 3 blue nudes Curtis did towards the end of his career and a coveted rare old original photograph.

Above: Photographers mark
Above: Verso inkstamp
Above: Full view of Photgraph

Edward S. Curtis had a portrait studio in Seattle in the 1890s. Curtis’ brother Asahel kept the Curtis Studio open in Seattle after Edward began the North American Indians project around 1901. After he finished the project in 1927, he suffered a mental and physical breakdown and moved to Denver to recuperate.
After 1930, Curtis only produced a handful of new photographs. Usually in the original, blue Curtis Studio frames, these photographs included blue-toned silver gelatin images of actors from Ben Hur and Tarzan, and three nudes: Aphrodite, Sunset Trail, and Castle of Dreams.
In a fine state of conservation with silvering in the emulsion along the photographs edges.

Aphrodite

Artist: Edward Curtis
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, 1930s, american, aquatic, Edward Curtis, fine art, gelatin silver photograph, maiden, nude, nymph
Added to Gallery: March 4, 2009

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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