Saguaro Harvest - Pima
- Medium
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
- 23" x 19"
$1,500
About this piece
An original Edward Curtis photogravure for sale, “Saguaro Harvest (Pima)” records a seasonal ritual of the Sonoran Desert: the gathering of saguaro cactus fruit, here documented among the Pima people in Curtis’s series The North American Indian. The scene’s figures and towering cactus are unified by Curtis’s soft, atmospheric light, printed as an authentic hand-pulled impression from the original copper plates, never a modern reproduction. The warm tonal depth and fine detail are exactly what collectors look for in a real Curtis photogravure. At 23” x 19”, the image carries both narrative interest and wall presence. Drawn from one of only four known volumes struck from Curtis’s original plates, it is a true collector’s photogravure, an Edward Curtis original print valued as fine art photography and as a vivid document of desert harvest life.
Edward Curtis
Historical
Art Source Collective is proud to offer original Edward Curtis photogravure prints from one of four known volumes of prints made from the original copper plates. These rare photographs document indigenous peoples of North America with remarkable artistry and sensitivity.
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