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THB19th C. Hawaiian Photograph & Lithograph Illustration
Lot 239
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 1860s CE. A rare and early photograph of native Hawaiian women and a boy seated around a wooden calabash bowl and a line engraving by or after Emile-Antoine Bayard (French, 1837 to 1891). The photo is sepia with the figures seemingly unposed; the boy's back is to the camera, and only two women look into the lens. The line drawing by Bayard is an artistic copy of the photo but focuses solely on the figures and does not include the original background of the photo. This drawing is featured in the book "Fourteen Years in the Sandwich Islands 1855-1868," by the diplomat Charles de Varigny. This is a rare glimpse into Hawaiian life before incorporation into the United States. Size of photograph: 3.75" L x 2.25" W (9.5 cm x 5.7 cm); drawing: 7" L x 3.5" W (17.8 cm x 8.9 cm); frame: 16.75" L x 12.75" W (42.5 cm x 32.4 cm)
Charles de Varigny (French, 1829 to 1899) was born in Versailles and came to the United States in the 1840s with his father seeking fortune in the Gold Rush. In 1855 he moved from San Francisco, California to Honolulu, Hawaii and accepted a position as a translator for the French Consul. Varigny lived on the Hawaiian Islands for nearly 15 years, and served various governmental positions including Minister of Finance, Bureau of Public Instruction and Immigration, and most importantly he was appointed Privy Council by King Kamehameha V, in which he became a trusted advisor to the Hawaiian king, who was considered the last traditional chief. After returning to France, Varigny wrote articles and a book about his time in the Pacific. This drawing was printed in his book "Fourteen Years in the Sandwich Islands 1855-1868" which was first published in Paris in 1874.
A copy of "Fourteen Years in the Sandwich Islands 1855-1868" by Charles de Varigny will be included with this piece upon purchase.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010
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#166536Excellent condition. Some fading to photograph image and fingerprint smudge. Line drawing is very good. Signature is faint. Small area of brown discoloration. All is protected and professionally mounted in a glass and wood frame with a wire on verso for suspension.Condition
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