Relics of the American West: 1850-1920 - ONLINE ONLY
Lot 2434:
Description
This is a significant piece of Plains Indian ledger-style art, specifically Print #25 from the renowned 1938 portfolio Paintings of the Sioux and Other Tribes of the Great Plains. Published by C. Szwedzicki in Nice, France, and curated by H.B. Alexander, these pochoir (hand-colored stencil) prints are celebrated for preserving the ethnographic detail of artists like Kills Two and Amos Bad Heart Buffalo. This specific plate depicts a striking scene of a warrior in a full eagle-feather headdress holding a coup stick, a woman presenting a scalp, and a fallen figure. The artwork reflects the transition of traditional warrior histories into a codified 20th-century artistic format. The print appears to be in excellent condition with vibrant hand-coloring and no visible foxing or tearing; it is professionally housed in a contemporary wood-grain frame with a clean, neutral mat. H 22″, W 24.25″ Please see photos.
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