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Lot 108
Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Lot Description
Alexander Gardner
lot of 4, includes:
two albumen photographs of Sicangu Lakota Chief Blackhorn, or Tahe Sapa/Hah-Sah-Pah, each approx. 6 3/8 x 4 in. on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower right "801" and "802" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, DC, in 1872. Provenance: Galerie Varnier, Paris, France; Ex Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec.
two albumen photographs of Oglala Lakota Chief Blue Horse, each approx. 6 1/2 x 4 in. or smaller, on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower right "311" and "312" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, DC, in 1872.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Chicago.
(1821-1882)
Lakota Chiefs Blackhorn and Blue Horse, 1872
albumen photographs
lot of 4, includes:
two albumen photographs of Sicangu Lakota Chief Blackhorn, or Tahe Sapa/Hah-Sah-Pah, each approx. 6 3/8 x 4 in. on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower right "801" and "802" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, DC, in 1872. Provenance: Galerie Varnier, Paris, France; Ex Walter Banko, Montreal, Quebec.
two albumen photographs of Oglala Lakota Chief Blue Horse, each approx. 6 1/2 x 4 in. or smaller, on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower right "311" and "312" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, DC, in 1872.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Chicago.