Vash Gon - Jicarilla
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1904
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions22 1/4 × 18 1/4 inches (56.5 × 46.4 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (44.5 × 26.7 cm)
Other (Plate): 17 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (44.5 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.1.21
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis’s portrait of Vash Gon shows his artistic approach. At the beginning of his project, Curtis was a "pictorialist". In this stylistic movement, photographers worked as artists. They wanted to make pictures instead of simply capturing a straightforward image. With "Vash Gon," Curtis created a romantic image. The picture has a soft focus. Curtis used strong contrasts of light and dark. In a painting that would be called "chiaroscuro". [kee-ahr-uh-skyoo r-oh]. He cropped the figure, which adds to the mystery.
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
On View
Not on view
