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hiStOriCAl printS, lOtS 52–84
52 James Otto Lewis (American, 1799-1858) Na-Mas, or the Little Sturgeon, A Chippeway Chief, Ash-E-Taa-Na-Quet, A celebrated Chippeway Chief, Ker-O-Menee, A Celebrated Winnebago Chief (three works from The Aboriginal Portfolio, 1835-1836) lithograph with hand-coloring Lehman & Duval, Philadelphia, prnts. 14 x 10 3/4 inches each. $300-500
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53 James Otto Lewis (American, 1799-1858) Francis Godfroy, A Celebrated Chief Among the Miamis, Shounk-Chunk The Blackwolf, A Winnebago Chief, and She Sheba, or the Little Duck, A Celebrated Winnebago Chief (three works from The Aboriginal Portfolio, 1835-1836) lithograph with hand-coloring Lehman & Duval, Philadelphia, prnts. 14 x 10 3/4 inches each. $300-500
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54 54 Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809-1893) Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl, plate 9 (from Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, 1839-1842) engraving with aquatint and hand-coloring, heightened with gum arabic stamped with Bodmer blindstamp (lower center); Paris, Coblenz, London 24 1/2 x 18 inches. A composite from drawings made by Bodmer on 1 June 1833 and October 1833. The woman is ChanChä-Uiá-Teüin (`Woman of the Crow Nation’) whose portrait was painted at Fort Pierre; the child is of the Blackfoot nation, and is an uncommon subject for Bodmer. Literature: Graff 4648; Howes M443a; Pilling 2521; Sabin 47014; Wagner-Camp 76:1. $1,000-1,500
55 Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809-1893) Pehriska-Ruhpa [A Minatarre or big-bellied Indian], plate 17 (from Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, 1842) engraving with aquatint and hand-coloring, heightened with gum arabic stamped with Bodmer blindstamp (lower center); Paris, Coblenz, London 24 1/4 x 17 3/8 inches. There are two states of this print; one with three small figures in the mid-ground to the right of the main figure, and a second where these figures have been removed. This lot has the figures present. Literature: Graff 4648; Howes M443a; Pilling 2521; Sabin 47014; Wagner-Camp 76:1 $2,000-3,000
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57 56* George Catlin (American, 1796-1872) North American Indians, no. 1, Ball Players, no. 21, Catching the Wild Horse, no. 4, and Encampment of the Piekann Indians, Near For Mc.Kenzie (a group of four facsimile prints after the 1845 edition of Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, c. 1989) collotypes edition 950, blindstamped (lower right); Abbeville Press, New York, pub. 15 1/4 x 21 7/8 inches each. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $200-400
57* George Catlin (American, 1796-1872) A group of four prints from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, 1841 or later color lithograph octavo edition Size of largest 5 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $100-200
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58* George Catlin (American, 1796-1872) A group of four prints from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, 1841 or later color lithograph octavo edition Size of largest 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $100-200
59 59 McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Tshusick, and Ojibway Woman and A Chippeway Squaw and Child (a pair of portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1838) lithograph with hand-coloring Frederick W. Greenough, Philadelphia, pub. 20 1/8 x 14 inches. $1,000-2,000
60 McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Keokuk, Chief of the Seminoles and Foxes and A Chippeway Widow (a pair of portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1838) lithograph with hand-coloring Frederick W. Greenough, Philadelphia, pub. 20 1/8 x 14 inches. $1,000-2,000
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61 McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Tuko-see-mathla, a Seminole chief and Aseola, a Seminole Leader (a pair of portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, after 1848) lithograph with hand-coloring 20 1/8 x 14 inches. $600-800 62* McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Wa-Na-Ta, Grand Chief of the Sioux and Okee-MakeeQuid, A Chippeway Chief (a pair of portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, after 1848) lithograph with hand-coloring 20 1/8 x 14 inches. Property from the Estate of Elizabeth Cheval, Lake Forest, Illinois $600-800 63* McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Chippeway Squaw & Child, Tshusick, an Ojibway Woman, A Chippeway-Widow, and A Chippeway Squaw & Child, (a group of four portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1836-37-38) lithograph with hand-coloring E.C. Biddle and F.W. Greenough, Philadelphia, pubs. 20 x 14 inches each. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $1,500-2,500
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64* McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Mo-Hon-Go, Osage Woman, Hayne Hudjihini, or The Eagle of Delight, Po-Ca-Hon-Tas, and Rant Che Wai Me, Female Flying Pigeon, (a group of four portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1836-37-38) lithograph with hand-coloring Daniel Rice and James Clark, E.C. Biddle, F.W. Greenough, Philadelphia, pubs. 20 x 14 inches each. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $1,500-2,500 65* McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) Sha-Ha-Ka, A Mandan Chief and Ma Has Kah, Chief of the Ioways (two portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1836 and 1837) lithograph with hand-coloring E.C. Biddle and F.W. Greenough, Philadelphia, pubs. 20 x 14 inches each. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $800-1,200 66* McKenney and Hall (American, 19th century) A group of four portraits from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, c. 1836-1844. color lithograph J.T. Bowan; Rice, Rutter and Co., Philadelphia, pubs. Size of largest 9 5/8 x 6 inches. Property from the Estate of Herb and Dorothy Graebner, Birmingham, Michigan $100-200
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67* Charles Sheeler (American, 1883-1965) Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1910 black and white photograph 13 x 48 3/4 inches. Property from the Collection of John Brandt, Kankakee, Illinois $200-400 68* Currier & Ives (American, 19th century) American Steamboats on the Hudson, passing the Highlands lithograph with hand-coloring 23 3/4 x 36 3/4 inches. Property from the Hugh Johnston Hubbard Trust, Lake Forest, Illinois Literature: Gale, 0210 Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York. Acquired directly from the above by the present owner. $1,000-2,000
69 Kurz & Allison (American, 1880-1899) Battle of Nashville color lithograph Kurz and Allison, Chicago, pub. Size of frame 29 1/4 x 36 1/8 inches. $200-400 70 Kurz & Allison (American, 19th century) Destruction of the U.S. Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor, February 15th 1898, 9:40 P.M., 1898 color lithograph Kurz and Allison, Chicago, pub. Size of frame 14 3/8 x 17 1/4 inches. $200-400 71 John Sartain (after Christian Schussele) (British, 1808-1897) Men of Progress - American Inventors, 1864 engraving 21 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois $200-400
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72* Raoul Varin (French, 1865-1943) A Bird’s-Eye View of Lake Shore Drive Chicago 1889, From the Top of the Water Tower, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Looking South at Van Buren Street 1889, Michigan Avenue From Madison Street 1860, View of Wells and Clark St. Bridges 1861, from the foot of River St., and Michigan Avenue and Jackson Street in the Year 1889 (a group of four works) aquatint with hand-coloring edition of 125; signed R. Varin (lower right); A. Ackermann & Son, Chicago, pub., 1930-1932 Size of largest 25 x 20 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Perkins, Winnetka, Illinois $400-600
73* Raoul Varin (French, 1865-1943) Chicago in 1857, Chicago in 1779, Then Called Eschikago, showing the Cabin of Jean Baptiste Point de Saible (Colored) The First Permanent Settler, The first House Built in Chicago as it appeared in 1827. Residence of John Kinzie 1804-1828 and Chicago in 1833 (a group of four works) aquatint with hand-coloring edition of 125; signed R. Varin (lower right); A. Ackermann & Son, Chicago, pub., 1930-1932 Size of largest 25 x 20 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Perkins, Winnetka, Illinois $300-500
74 Luigi Kasimir (Austrian, 1881-1952) Wacker Drive color etching signed Luigi Kasimir (lower center) Size of frame 21 1/2 x 25 inches. $200-400
75 Joseph Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) Order Coal Now, 1914-1918 lithograph poster Edwards & Deutsch, Chicago, pubs. 19 x 29 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $600-800
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76 Joseph Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951) America Calls. Enlist in the Navy, c. 1917. lithograph poster 27 x 40 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200
77 Sidney Reisenberg (American, 1885-1971) Jewish Welfare Board, 1918 lithograph poster 33 x 22 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $400-600
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78 78 Henry James Daugherty (American, 1889-1974) Send the Eagle’s Answer, More Ships, 1917 lithograph poster 60 x 41 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $400-600
79 George Hand Wright (American 1872-1951) Another Ship, Another Victory, 1917 lithograph poster 60 x 40 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $400-600
80 William Dodge Stevens (American, 1870-1942) Team Work Builds Ships, 1918 lithograph poster 49 3/4 x 36 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000
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82 81 James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877-1960) Together We Win, c. 1917 lithograph United Shipping Board, pub. 20 x 30 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $200-400
82 Spottiswoode & Co. (British, c. 1850) Britain Needs You at Once, c. 1915 lithograph poster 28 x 20 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $300-500
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83 Vojtech Preissig (Czech, 1873-1944) Czechoslovaks! Join Our Free Colors!, c. 1917 lithograph poster 25 x 35 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 84 Theodor Benda Wladyslaw (Polish, 1873-1948) Sladami Ojcow Naszych w Szeregach Armii Polskiej (Following the Paths of Our Fathers in the Polish Army), 1917 lithograph 36 x 32 inches. Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Chicago, Illinois $300-500
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