Richard Throssel Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard Throssel Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 14, 2024
Richard Throssel Antique Color Photo Print
Est: -
Titled: Plenty Coos. Frame Has Scuffs And Scratches. Frame Measures Approximately 16in X 13in. Bh40083 Sa
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jul. 27, 2024
Richard Throssel Antique Color Photo Print
Est: -
Titled: Plenty Coos. Frame Has Scuffs And Scratches. Frame Measures Approximately 16in X 13in. Bh40083 Sa
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jul. 27, 2024
Richard Throssel Antique Color Photo Print
Est: -
Titled: Two Moons, Chief Of The Cheyennes. Frame Has Scuffs And Scratches. Frame Measures Approximately 16in X 13in. Bh40083 Sa
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jul. 27, 2024
Richard Throssel Antique Color Photo Print
Est: -
Titled: The Three Custer Scouts. Frame has minor scuffs and scratches. Frame measures approximately 12.75in x 16in. BH40083 SA
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Nov. 03, 2022
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. [THROSSEL, Richard (1882-1933), photographer]. A collection of 75 silver gelatin photographs documenting Crow Indians. Provenance: Estate of Joseph Henry Sharp.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. [THROSSEL, Richard (1882-1933), photographer]. A collection of 75 silver gelatin photographs documenting Crow Indians. Provenance: Estate of Joseph Henry Sharp. 75 photographs, most approx. 6 x 8 in. Many photographs include a penciled notation to verso, identifying the subject as "Crow," or the scene as "Crow Agency" (many prints with toning, light spotting and soiling, corner and edge wear including some short tears, many with mounting traces on versos and tape repairs). Although lacking period imprints, most, if not all, of the photographs were likely taken by Richard Throssel. Throssel was born in Marengo, Washington, of French-Canadian and Cree Indian descent. He moved to the Crow reservation in 1902, and in 1905 was adopted by the tribe and given the name Esh Quon Dupahs or "Kills Inside the Camp." He became interested in photography and learned his trade through correspondence schools. In 1905 he met and was briefly instructed by Edward S. Curtis. His closeness with tribal members provided extraordinary opportunity, and with his camera, Throssel covered many aspects of Crow life. (See Albright, 1997. Richard Throssel: Photographer of the Crows.) Between 1909 and 1911, Throssel was appointed photographer-at-large for the Indian Service, and he lobbied for Indian causes. In 1910, he joined Dr. Ferdinand Shoemaker, a physician with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in preparing a series of educational slides on Indian health, which became part of a nationwide federal campaign to fight the spread of tuberculosis and trachoma. The images promote healthy lifestyles and caution against sharing utensils and pipes. He was also tasked with documenting the Crow Indians adaptation to a white, European way of life. (Information obtained from the McCracken Research Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website, 10 October 2022.) A number of the photographs included in this collection appear to have been used for that campaign. Images of note include: Interior views of Crow subjects gathered inside teepees, including a photograph taken during a Crow tobacco Society Ceremony, the Bacu' sua. Photographs such as this were used to discourage activities that could spread germs. -- Multiple views of Crow camp life, including several photos documenting the living conditions. Several show Crow men, women, and children at camp, many near teepees and gathered in huts. At least one photograph depicts the Crow eating from the ground, which was used to discourage eating outside in camp settings. -- Multiple views of Crow subjects posed outside their homes, some with teepees located nearby. -- Interior views of the homes, including kitchens and bedrooms, some of which are well-kept and some that are in disrepair, likely meant to represent what was considered healthy versus unhealthy styles of living. Many also capture the Crow families inside their homes. One photograph shows a family eating dinner together in a dining room, titled elsewhere as, Interior of the Best Indian kitchen on the Crow Reservation. -- Interior of tent where tubercular case died. -- 2 photographs of Bear Ground with child, Mary Bear Ground, and Open Eye Old Lady at camp. -- 12 formal portraits of Crow subjects, both male and female, including Curly, George Custer's Crow Scout, Lame Owl, and Wolf. Together, 75 photographs taken by Richard Throssel, an accepted member of the Crow community. The images present an intimate look at Crow life during the early 20th century. The Forrest Fenn Collection
Hindman
Oct. 17, 2020
Richard Throssel Crow Camp at the Little Big Horn
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Nice original Richard Throssel Photograph. Entitled Crow Camp at the Little Big Horn. Framed with archival glass and matting. 14.5" by 19.5" framed. Richard Throssel (1882â1933) was a Cree photographer, who documented life on the Crow Reservation at the beginning of the 20th century. Richard Throssel was born in Marengo, Washington in 1882. Throssel is best known for his photographs of the Crow Reservation from 1902-1911. These photographs of the Crows, which cover ceremonies, dances, scenes of everyday life, as well as individual and group portraits, are not only priceless historical documents they are, very simply, beautiful photographs.[1] Though Throssel was not Crow, his quarter blood of Canadian Cree heritage and 1906 adoption into the Crow Nation afforded him intimate moments, which non-Indian photographers could not experience with the Crow People of Montana. After a long bought with rheumatism, it was recommended he live in a drier climate. At the age of twenty, Throssel moved to the Crow Reservation in Montana as a clerk for the Indian Services office. He was exposed to the outstanding art environment that existed on the Crow Reservation. Throssel observed stunning Crow beading, narrative ledger art, and the paintings and photographs of non-Indian artists, Joseph Henry Sharp and Edward S. Curtis. Through painting lessons with Sharp, Throssel learned not only technique; he acquired the principles of design and composition.
Davis Brothers Auction
Oct. 17, 2020
Richard Throssel Indian Photograph The Sentinel
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Nice original Richard Throssel Photograph. Entited the Sentinel. Framed with archival glass and matting. 19" by 24" framed. Richard Throssel (1882â1933) was a Cree photographer, who documented life on the Crow Reservation at the beginning of the 20th century. Richard Throssel was born in Marengo, Washington in 1882. Throssel is best known for his photographs of the Crow Reservation from 1902-1911. These photographs of the Crows, which cover ceremonies, dances, scenes of everyday life, as well as individual and group portraits, are not only priceless historical documents they are, very simply, beautiful photographs.[1] Though Throssel was not Crow, his quarter blood of Canadian Cree heritage and 1906 adoption into the Crow Nation afforded him intimate moments, which non-Indian photographers could not experience with the Crow People of Montana. After a long bought with rheumatism, it was recommended he live in a drier climate. At the age of twenty, Throssel moved to the Crow Reservation in Montana as a clerk for the Indian Services office. He was exposed to the outstanding art environment that existed on the Crow Reservation. Throssel observed stunning Crow beading, narrative ledger art, and the paintings and photographs of non-Indian artists, Joseph Henry Sharp and Edward S. Curtis. Through painting lessons with Sharp, Throssel learned not only technique; he acquired the principles of design and composition.
Davis Brothers Auction
Apr. 30, 2016
Richard Throssel 1882-1933 Crow Indian Photograph
Est: $200 - $1,200
This piece was purchased from the Virginia Snook Estate in Billings, Montana and is a photograph of a Crow Native American Indian in winter leading a horse. The piece has a warm coloring and shows the Crow Indian leading the horse into the distance. Richard Throssel (1882-1933) was born in Marengo, Washington of French-Canadian and Cree Indian descent. He moved to the Crow reservation in 1902 for the drier climate, and in 1905 was adopted by the tribe and given the name Esh Quon Dupahs or "Kills Inside the Camp." He became interested in photography and learned his trade through correspondence schools. In 1905 he met and was briefly instructed by Edward S. Curtis. His closeness with tribal members provided extraordinary opportunity, and with his camera, Throssel covered many aspects of Crow life. The picture is signed in the photo negative, 62025 Copyright 07 (with an arrowhead). The piece shows good overall condition. The piece measures 7.75x9.75.
North American Auction Company
Apr. 30, 2016
Curley Crow Photograph by Richard Throssel
Est: $300 - $1,500
This piece was purchased from the Virginia Snook Estate in Billings, Montana and is a photograph of Crow Native American Indian Curley. Curley was Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custers Crow scout that is thought to be the sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25th 1876. Richard Throssel (1882-1933) was born in Marengo, Washington of French-Canadian and Cree Indian descent. He moved to the Crow reservation in 1902 for the drier climate, and in 1905 was adopted by the tribe and given the name Esh Quon Dupahs or "Kills Inside the Camp." He became interested in photography and learned his trade through correspondence schools. In 1905 he met and was briefly instructed by Edward S. Curtis. His closeness with tribal members provided extraordinary opportunity, and with his camera, Throssel covered many aspects of Crow life. The piece is stamped on the back Snook Art Co. Billings, Montana and hand marked, Curley Crow One of Custers Scouts. The picture is signed in the photo negative, 6859 Copyright 07 Throssel. The piece shows good overall
North American Auction Company
Jul. 09, 2009
AAC Throssel, Richard. Two photographs of Crow
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
AAC Throssel, Richard. Two photographs of Crow Indian tipis. Two vintage silver prints, approximately 8x6¼" or the reverse. Tipped to backing with mounting tape. c. 1910 Richard Throssel (1882-1933), a Creek Indian adopted into the Crow tribe among whom he lived and worked, photographed the Crow extensively for both artistic and official purposes. From 1909 through 1911, Throssel held the position of a photographer-at-large for the Indian Service depicting everyday life on the Crow Reservation, and documenting the Crow Indian culture and adaptation. Light surface wear; very good.
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