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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Jewels Online, London · 18 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 13½ x 10½in. (34.5 x 26.5cm.); in original Curtis Studio frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5520049
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward S. Curtis, Prayer to the Stars, 1909. Christie's, 18 Oct 2007, lot 347. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5520049.
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Edward S. Curtis, Prayer to the Stars, 1909. Christie's, 18 Oct 2007, lot 347. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5520049.
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From the same sale Important Jewels Online · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiblicher Schatten, Moskau, 1977 | VIKTOR NOVATSKI | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Water Tower, Béziers, Hérault, France, 1984 | BERND and HILLA BECHER (1931-2007) and (b. 1934) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Le Dos Blanc, 1927 | Man Ray | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| 15 Photographs | Lee Friedlander | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| France, 1973 | Josef Koudelka | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Alicante, Spain, 1933 | Henri Cartier-bresson | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward S. Curtis | An Oasis in the Badlands | $5,080 | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | |
| Edward S. Curtis | The Vanishing Race | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | [no title recorded] | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | Son of the Desert | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | Navajo Woman and Two Children on Horseback | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | Prayer to the Stars | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | Aphrodite | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Edward S. Curtis | Chief of the Desert | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.