Walvia (Medicine Root) - Taos
- Medium
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
- 12" x 15"
- Framed
- 25" x 27"
$1,800
About this piece
An original Edward Curtis photogravure for sale, “Walvia (Medicine Root), Taos” is a portrait from Curtis’s series The North American Indian, depicting a Taos Pueblo subject associated with the gathering and use of medicinal root. Curtis renders the sitter with quiet respect and remarkable tonal subtlety, printed as a hand-pulled impression from the original copper plates rather than a modern reproduction, the process behind the print’s warm depth and fine detail, and the sign of an authentic Curtis photogravure. At 12” x 15”, it makes a distinctive, intimate statement. Sourced from one of only four known volumes struck from Curtis’s original plates, it is a genuine collector’s photogravure, an Edward Curtis original print valued both as fine art photography and as a record of Taos Pueblo life and healing tradition.
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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