Lot 78 · Native American Art, Including Selections from the Larry Ness Photography Collection
Prayer to the Stars
Edward S. Curtis · orotone
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 24 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Native American Art, Including Selections from the Larry Ness Photography Collection, Chicago · 24 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17778536
- Record
- first seen 5 Sep 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward S. Curtis, Prayer to the Stars. Freeman's | Hindman, 24 Sep 2026, lot 78. estimate $4,000–$6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17778536.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,681 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Edward S. Curtis, Prayer to the Stars. Freeman's | Hindman, 24 Sep 2026, lot 78. estimate $4,000–$6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17778536.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| 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.