George Catlin

American, 1796–1872

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CHATTO & WINDUS, 1875, 1875
folio (580 x 440mm). printed title, 31 hand-colored lithographic plates mounted on card within ink-ruled frame, without numbering or captions (card edges uniformly chipped with sizable losses to corners, all prints very clean and brilliantly colored). each leaf in individual window mat. housed in two blue half morocco solander boxes.
58 x 44 cm
May 26, 2022Christie's
CHATTO & WINDUS, 1875, 1875
folio (580 x 440mm). printed title, 31 hand-colored lithographic plates mounted on card within ink-ruled frame, without numbering or captions (card edges uniformly chipped with sizable losses to corners, all prints very clean and brilliantly colored). each leaf in individual window mat. housed in two blue half morocco solander boxes.
58 x 44 cm
May 26, 2022
Christie's
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two
Lot 191
GEORGE CATLIN, 1876, 19th century
first edition with the plates printed in color of "one of the most important works on american indians, and arguably one of the most significant american books of the 19th century" (best of the west). it was first published in 1841 with line drawings after catlin's original paintings, and went through many editions. catlin sold the copyright to printer henry bohn, who upon his retirement sold it to chatto & windus, who based the chromolithographs in this edition on the desirable hand-colored copies produced by bohn. see howes c-241 and best of the west 77 (first edition).
25.1 x 15.8 cm
May 26, 2022Christie's
GEORGE CATLIN, 1876, 19th century
first edition with the plates printed in color of "one of the most important works on american indians, and arguably one of the most significant american books of the 19th century" (best of the west). it was first published in 1841 with line drawings after catlin's original paintings, and went through many editions. catlin sold the copyright to printer henry bohn, who upon his retirement sold it to chatto & windus, who based the chromolithographs in this edition on the desirable hand-colored copies produced by bohn. see howes c-241 and best of the west 77 (first edition).
25.1 x 15.8 cm
May 26, 2022
Christie's
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two
Lot 193
Buffalo Chase, A Surround by the Hidatsa, 1832
oil on canvas laid down on masonite
58.4 x 69.2 cm
May 17, 2022Christie's
Buffalo Chase, A Surround by the Hidatsa, 1832
oil on canvas laid down on masonite
58.4 x 69.2 cm
May 17, 2022
Christie's
Stewards of the West: The Knobloch Collection
Lot 25
The 31 plate issue, executed 1840s; printed mid 1870s
folio (560 x 450 mm). letterpress title and plate list, 31 handcolored lithographic plates mounted on card within ink-ruled frame; faint spotting to mounts. unbound as issued in publisher's brown cloth portfolio with morocco label on upper cover; rubbed. modern half red morocco box.
56 x 45 cm
Apr 13, 2021Sotheby's
The 31 plate issue, executed 1840s; printed mid 1870s
folio (560 x 450 mm). letterpress title and plate list, 31 handcolored lithographic plates mounted on card within ink-ruled frame; faint spotting to mounts. unbound as issued in publisher's brown cloth portfolio with morocco label on upper cover; rubbed. modern half red morocco box.
56 x 45 cm
Apr 13, 2021
Sotheby's • New York
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana
Lot 91
Moose hunt , 1863, 1863
Oil on board
40.64 x 53.34 cm
Jul 29, 2017Coeur d`Alene Art Auction
Moose hunt , 1863, 1863
Oil on board
40.64 x 53.34 cm
Jul 29, 2017
Coeur d`Alene Art Auction • Reno
2017 Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
Lot 105
Stampede of a Buffalo Her
Oil on canvas
48 x 67 cm
Apr 8, 2017Scottsdale Art Auction
Stampede of a Buffalo Her
Oil on canvas
48 x 67 cm
Apr 8, 2017
Scottsdale Art Auction • Scottsdale
2017 Auction
Lot 382
Buffalo hunt, under the white wolf skin; Buffalo hunt, approaching a ravine ,
lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 6, 2017Scottsdale Art Auction
Buffalo hunt, under the white wolf skin; Buffalo hunt, approaching a ravine ,
lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 6, 2017
Scottsdale Art Auction • Scottsdale
Glenna Goodacre
Lot 247
Stampede of a buffalo her ,
oil on canvas
48.26 x 67.95 cm
Apr 6, 2017Scottsdale Art Auction
Stampede of a buffalo her ,
oil on canvas
48.26 x 67.95 cm
Apr 6, 2017
Scottsdale Art Auction • Scottsdale
Glenna Goodacre
Lot 382
Buffalo Bull Grazing, Plate 2 from North American Indian Portfolio, 1845
Lithograph in black with hand-coloring
30 x 44 cm
Dec 10, 2016Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
Buffalo Bull Grazing, Plate 2 from North American Indian Portfolio, 1845
Lithograph in black with hand-coloring
30 x 44 cm
Dec 10, 2016
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
Deck the Halls: December Exposition Auction
Lot 242
Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
thirty-one hand-colored lithographs
58 x 39 cm
Oct 30, 2016Skinner
Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
thirty-one hand-colored lithographs
58 x 39 cm
Oct 30, 2016
Skinner • Boston
Fine Books & Manuscripts
Lot 202
North American Indians
lithograph
22 x 34 cm
Sep 23, 2016Cowan's
North American Indians
lithograph
22 x 34 cm
Sep 23, 2016
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 213
Archery of the Mandan Indians
colored lithograph
32 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016Cowan's
Archery of the Mandan Indians
colored lithograph
32 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 210
Mah-to-toh-pa (2nd chief of the Mandans), plate XLIX. Meach-o-shin-gaw (the Little White Bear), plate LII. Wah-ro-nee-sah (an Ottoe chief), plate LIII
hand-colored lithograph
21 x 12 cm
Sep 23, 2016Cowan's
Mah-to-toh-pa (2nd chief of the Mandans), plate XLIX. Meach-o-shin-gaw (the Little White Bear), plate LII. Wah-ro-nee-sah (an Ottoe chief), plate LIII
hand-colored lithograph
21 x 12 cm
Sep 23, 2016
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 209
Attack of the grizzly bear
colored lithograph
34 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016Cowan's
Attack of the grizzly bear
colored lithograph
34 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 212
Buffalo bull, grazing
colored lithograph
34 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016Cowan's
Buffalo bull, grazing
colored lithograph
34 x 45 cm
Sep 23, 2016
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 211
The Snow-Shoe Dance, to Thank the Great Spirit for the First Appearance of Snow, 1865
hand-colored lithograph
41 x 52 cm
Jun 21, 2016Swann Galleries
The Snow-Shoe Dance, to Thank the Great Spirit for the First Appearance of Snow, 1865
hand-colored lithograph
41 x 52 cm
Jun 21, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Printed & Manuscript Americana
Lot 24
The Buffalo Hunt: 'Surrounding the Herd'; Buffalo Hunt under the White Wolf Skin
2 hand-colored lithograph
30.5 x 44.3 cm
Jun 15, 2016Christie's
The Buffalo Hunt: 'Surrounding the Herd'; Buffalo Hunt under the White Wolf Skin
2 hand-colored lithograph
30.5 x 44.3 cm
Jun 15, 2016
Christie's • New York
Books & Manuscripts
Lot 50
North American Indian Portfolio: Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. London: Chatto & Windus, 1875 or 1877.
31 tinted lithographed plates
59.5 x 41.7 cm
Jun 7, 2016Bonhams
North American Indian Portfolio: Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. London: Chatto & Windus, 1875 or 1877.
31 tinted lithographed plates
59.5 x 41.7 cm
Jun 7, 2016
Bonhams • New York
Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lot 117
Buffalo Bull Grazing
lithograph in black with hand-coloring mounted on card
30.48 x 44.45 cm
May 21, 2016Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
Buffalo Bull Grazing
lithograph in black with hand-coloring mounted on card
30.48 x 44.45 cm
May 21, 2016
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
English, Continental & American Furniture, Decorations, Art and Textiles
Lot 318
Mounted hunter pursuing a buffalo
hand tinted lithograph
42.55 x 58.42 cm
Apr 30, 2016Dirk Soulis Auctions
Mounted hunter pursuing a buffalo
hand tinted lithograph
42.55 x 58.42 cm
Apr 30, 2016
Dirk Soulis Auctions • Lone Jack
Spring Auction of Fine Art with Native American Art and History
Lot 282
Buffalo hunt on snow shoes
hand tinted lithograph
40.64 x 57.15 cm
Apr 30, 2016Dirk Soulis Auctions
Buffalo hunt on snow shoes
hand tinted lithograph
40.64 x 57.15 cm
Apr 30, 2016
Dirk Soulis Auctions • Lone Jack
Spring Auction of Fine Art with Native American Art and History
Lot 264
Buffalo hunt on snow shoes; Wi-Jun-Jon, 1845
tinted lithographs with original hand-coloring
29.49 x 43.51 cm
Dec 10, 2015Bloomsbury Auctions
Buffalo hunt on snow shoes; Wi-Jun-Jon, 1845
tinted lithographs with original hand-coloring
29.49 x 43.51 cm
Dec 10, 2015
Bloomsbury Auctions • London
Books & Works on Paper
Lot 244
Buffalo hunt, chase no. 6
hand colored lithograph
30.48 x 45.72 cm
Dec 5, 2015Treadway Toomey Galleries
Buffalo hunt, chase no. 6
hand colored lithograph
30.48 x 45.72 cm
Dec 5, 2015
Treadway Toomey Galleries • Cincinnati
20th Century Art & Design
Lot 515
The Bear dance
lithograph with hand-coloring
27.31 x 41.28 cm
Nov 14, 2015Clars Auction Gallery
The Bear dance
lithograph with hand-coloring
27.31 x 41.28 cm
Nov 14, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6401
The last race Mandans; Mandan Archery
color lithograph
12.07 x 16.51 cm
Nov 14, 2015Clars Auction Gallery
The last race Mandans; Mandan Archery
color lithograph
12.07 x 16.51 cm
Nov 14, 2015
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 4982
Gauchos Shooting Duck on The Pampas, Argentina
oil on panel
53.29 x 80.7 cm
Oct 29, 2015Christie's
Gauchos Shooting Duck on The Pampas, Argentina
oil on panel
53.29 x 80.7 cm
Oct 29, 2015
Christie's • London
Topographical Pictures
Lot 56
Indian Artifacts
watercolor on paper
41.28 x 27.94 cm
Oct 17, 2015Cowan's
Indian Artifacts
watercolor on paper
41.28 x 27.94 cm
Oct 17, 2015
Cowan's • Cincinnati
Fine and Decorative Art
Lot 28
Nine works from the North American Indian Collection
hand-colored lithograph
29.49 x 44.81 cm
Oct 1, 2015Heffel
Nine works from the North American Indian Collection
hand-colored lithograph
29.49 x 44.81 cm
Oct 1, 2015
Heffel • Vancouver
Fine International Art / Pop Art Prints Online Auction
Lot 203
North American Indian portfolio
hand-colored lithograph mounted on board
45.09 x 30.48 cm
Sep 27, 2015Grogan & Company
North American Indian portfolio
hand-colored lithograph mounted on board
45.09 x 30.48 cm
Sep 27, 2015
Grogan & Company • Dedham
The September Auction
Lot 8
Mah-to-toh-pa (2nd Chief of the Mandans); Meach-o-shin-gaw (The Little White Bear); Wah-ro-nee-sah (An Ottoe Chief)
hand-colored lithograph
12.7 x 21.59 cm
Sep 25, 2015Cowan's
Mah-to-toh-pa (2nd Chief of the Mandans); Meach-o-shin-gaw (The Little White Bear); Wah-ro-nee-sah (An Ottoe Chief)
hand-colored lithograph
12.7 x 21.59 cm
Sep 25, 2015
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 188
The Bear Dance
hand-colored lithograph
52.07 x 36.83 cm
Sep 25, 2015Cowan's
The Bear Dance
hand-colored lithograph
52.07 x 36.83 cm
Sep 25, 2015
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 187
Ball play dance
colored lithograph
33.02 x 46.99 cm
Aug 14, 2015Altermann Galleries
Ball play dance
colored lithograph
33.02 x 46.99 cm
Aug 14, 2015
Altermann Galleries • Santa Fe
August Auction
Lot 220
Catching the Wild Horse (Plate 4); Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes (Plate 15); Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skins (Plate 13)
all lithograph on paper, original hand color
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Jul 25, 2015The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction
Catching the Wild Horse (Plate 4); Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes (Plate 15); Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skins (Plate 13)
all lithograph on paper, original hand color
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Jul 25, 2015
The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction • Hayden
2015 Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
Lot 5
The Snow-Shoe Dance. Buffalo Dance. Buffalo Bill, Grazing
lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 10, 2015Cowan's
The Snow-Shoe Dance. Buffalo Dance. Buffalo Bill, Grazing
lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 10, 2015
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 206
The Snow-Shoe Dance
color lithograph with original hand coloring
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 6, 2015Cowan's
The Snow-Shoe Dance
color lithograph with original hand coloring
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Apr 6, 2015
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian Art Online Auction
Lot 291
Wild Horses at Play, pl. 3, from Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
lithograph in colors with handcoloring on wove paper mounted to hand-ruled card
30.78 x 43.48 cm
Feb 23, 2015Bonhams
Wild Horses at Play, pl. 3, from Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
lithograph in colors with handcoloring on wove paper mounted to hand-ruled card
30.78 x 43.48 cm
Feb 23, 2015
Bonhams • Los Angeles
Art + Décor
Lot 7178
O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony; and Other Customs of the Mandans. London: Trübner and Co., 1867, 1867
color lithographed plates
25.1 x 16.99 cm
Feb 9, 2015Bonhams
O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony; and Other Customs of the Mandans. London: Trübner and Co., 1867, 1867
color lithographed plates
25.1 x 16.99 cm
Feb 9, 2015
Bonhams • San Francisco
Important Western Americana, Property of a Private Collector in California
Lot 143
Wild Horses, At Play on the American Prairies
color lithograph
31.75 x 46.99 cm
Dec 7, 2014Altermann Galleries
Wild Horses, At Play on the American Prairies
color lithograph
31.75 x 46.99 cm
Dec 7, 2014
Altermann Galleries • Santa Fe
December Auction
Lot 485
Ball Play Dance
colored lithograph
33.02 x 46.99 cm
Dec 7, 2014Altermann Galleries
Ball Play Dance
colored lithograph
33.02 x 46.99 cm
Dec 7, 2014
Altermann Galleries • Santa Fe
December Auction
Lot 484
Buffalo hunt
hand-colored lithograph
32.72 x 44.45 cm
Dec 6, 2014Santa Fe Art Auction
Buffalo hunt
hand-colored lithograph
32.72 x 44.45 cm
Dec 6, 2014
Santa Fe Art Auction • Santa Fe
Santa Fe Art Auction
Lot 56
Batiste is run over, and loses his Bouillon, in the Nishnabottana Meadows
oil on canvas
48.31 x 67.89 cm
Nov 19, 2014Christie's
Batiste is run over, and loses his Bouillon, in the Nishnabottana Meadows
oil on canvas
48.31 x 67.89 cm
Nov 19, 2014
Christie's • New York
American Art
Lot 136
Game of the Arrow and Buffalo Dance
handcolored lithograph
39.7 x 52.4 cm
Nov 17, 2014Heritage Auctions
Game of the Arrow and Buffalo Dance
handcolored lithograph
39.7 x 52.4 cm
Nov 17, 2014
Heritage Auctions • New York
American Art Signature Auction
Lot 68237
Wild Horses, at Play, pl. 3, from Catlins North American Indian Portfolio
lithograph in colors with handcoloring on wove paper mounted to hand-ruled card
30.78 x 43.48 cm
Nov 9, 2014Bonhams
Wild Horses, at Play, pl. 3, from Catlins North American Indian Portfolio
lithograph in colors with handcoloring on wove paper mounted to hand-ruled card
30.78 x 43.48 cm
Nov 9, 2014
Bonhams • Los Angeles
Period Art and Design
Lot 7148
The snow-shoe dance
original hand coloring lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Oct 11, 2014Cowan's
The snow-shoe dance
original hand coloring lithograph
30.48 x 44.45 cm
Oct 11, 2014
Cowan's • Cincinnati
Fine and Decorative Art
Lot 1143
Attacking the grizzly bear, no. 19, from the North American Indian Portfolio, 1844
lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
41.28 x 55.88 cm
Sep 27, 2014Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
Attacking the grizzly bear, no. 19, from the North American Indian Portfolio, 1844
lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
41.28 x 55.88 cm
Sep 27, 2014
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
Classicism to Contemporary: The Collection of Ashton Hawkins and Johnnie Moore
Lot 267
Going to Washington /Returning to his home
lithograph
50.8 x 34.93 cm
Sep 26, 2014Cowan's
Going to Washington /Returning to his home
lithograph
50.8 x 34.93 cm
Sep 26, 2014
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 256
Antelope shooting
chromolithgraph
30.48 x 45.09 cm
Sep 26, 2014Cowan's
Antelope shooting
chromolithgraph
30.48 x 45.09 cm
Sep 26, 2014
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 257
Ball-play dance, 1844
hand colored lithograph
31.12 x 45.09 cm
Jun 1, 2014Treadway Toomey Galleries
Ball-play dance, 1844
hand colored lithograph
31.12 x 45.09 cm
Jun 1, 2014
Treadway Toomey Galleries • Cincinnati
20th Century Art and Design Auction
Lot 816
Blackfoot Indian Group, 1832
oil on paper
41.28 x 57.79 cm
May 21, 2014Bonhams
Blackfoot Indian Group, 1832
oil on paper
41.28 x 57.79 cm
May 21, 2014
Bonhams • New York
American Art
Lot 72
The scalp dance
lithograph
34.93 x 47.63 cm
Apr 4, 2014Cowan's
The scalp dance
lithograph
34.93 x 47.63 cm
Apr 4, 2014
Cowan's • Cincinnati
American Indian and Western Art
Lot 269