(ART) CURRIER AND IVES Album containing 41 original chromoli

Sale 2137 - Lot 106

Price Realized: $ 24,000

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Estimate: $ 25,000 - $ 35,000

AN EXTRAORDINARY ALBUM OF CURRIER AND IVES LITHOGRAPHS (ART.) CURRIER AND IVES. Album containing 41 original chromolithographs, 13 x 17 3/8 inches. All but two are depictions of African Americans in stereotypical poses and situations; of these, 20 are heavy oil chromolithographs. With the exception of one plate, "Wrecked by a cow Catcher," with a one inch vertical closed tear in the lower blank margin, all are in excellent condition. The original late 19th-century binding (1/4 calf over pebble-grained cloth) is present, the front cover detached and most of the spine perished. New York: Currier and Ives, 1879-1890

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Assembled, but not published, by someone possibly connected with the famous publishers. The name "Royce (?) G. Sewood, 1891" appears in pencil at the top of the first blank end-paper, as does another small pencil notation (undecipherable) on the inside of the rear board. The plates bear dates covering a ten-year span, and were printed using two distinct techniques. Twenty of the plates employ an oil-based ink, giving much more dimension to the images. The remaining twenty-two plates are normal chromolithographs. Most of the works are signed by Thomas Worth (1834-1917) in the plates, others are unsigned or by Cameron, and Kemble, who was noted for his stereotypical depictions of African Americans.