Roland Reed Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Roland Reed Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 28, 2024
Roland Reed The Echos Call Montana Photo
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Title is The Echos Call Piegan Indian Montana. Copyright 1915 by Roland W. Reed. Hand Tinted. Phenomenal image. 14 5/8" by 19". Glacier National Park Montana. PROVENANCE: Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection. The Kramer Gallery; Estate of Roland Reed. Roland W. (Royal Jr.) Reed (1864 - 1934) was active/lived in Minnesota, Wisconsin. Roland Reed is known for Pictorialist photography, western Indian subject sketching. Roland W. Reed was an American photographer who was born in 1864 in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin. His parents were farm people of Scottish ancestry. He grew up in a log cabin near the old Indian trail that led from Lake Poygan to Fond du Lac, and the hero of his boyhood days was an Indian named Thundercloudthe chief of a band of Menominies who camped on the opposite side of the lake. Reed's handwritten notes (which have survived these many years packed with his glass-plate negatives) reveal that he remained keenly interested in Indians throughout his early life, and that at the age of eighteen he headed westwhere he first attempted to record their vanishing faces in crayon and pencil. It was the beginning of a lifelong odyssey that would see him journey back and forth across this continentalways in search of Indian subjects. Reed's early sketches have not been found and were probably destroyed. In 1893, he met Daniel Dutro, a professional photographer in Havre, Montana. Reed recalled: "I knew that if I could master this seemingly easy way of making pictures (photography), I would have no trouble in getting all the Indian pictures I wanted." Dutro and Reed subsequently worked together for a few years doing portrait photography and also supplying Indian photographs to the news department of the Great Northern Railroad. But Reed's adventuresome spirit could not be long suppressed, and in 1897 he signed on with Associated Press to photograph the Klondike gold rush in Alaska. A few years later he was doing studio work in Fort Benton and, subsequently, Great Falls, Montana. He then headed east to Minnesota where he set up studios at Bemidji and Ortonville. Although records indicate that his studio work was highly successful and he enjoyed a loyal clientele, he worked primarily for one reason: to finance his field work among the Indians. Gaining the Indians' confidence must surely be one of his major accomplishments. In a personal letter, Reed once explained something of how he obtained his pictures: "In approaching the Indian for the purpose of taking his picture, it was necessary to respect his stoicism and reticence which have so often been the despair of the amateur photographer. A friend once characterized my method of attack as indicative of Chinese patience, book-agent persistence and Arab subtlety. In going into a new tribe with photographic paraphernalia, although I hire ponies and guides, I never once suggest the object of my visit. When the Indians, out of curiosity at last, inquire about my work, I reply casually, 'Oh, when I'm at home, I'm a picture-making man.' Perhaps within a few days an Indian will ask, 'You say you are a picture-making man. Could you make our pictures?' My reply is non-committal'I don't know. Perhaps.' 'Would you try?' 'Sometime, when I feel like making pictures.' Further time elapses, apparently the picture-making man has forgotten all about making pictures until an Indian friend reminds him of his promise. Then the time for the picture-making has arrived. Shortly before his death in 1934, he concluded that it was no longer possible to obtain authentic Indian pictures. Their historic costumes and accouterments, he said, had all been sold to tourists and there were few pure racial types still alive. Regrettably, Reed never accomplished the publication of his hoped-for volume of Indian photographs. Until 1978, the collection remained in the hands of relatives; then Kramer Gallery and Studio of St. Paul, Minnesota acquired the entire Roland Reed collection of some one-hundred-eighty glass plate negatives and all reproduction rights from heirs to the Reed estate.
Davis Brothers Auction
Sep. 17, 2024
Roland Reed "Moose Call" Photograph
Est: $600 - $800
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934). Gelatin silver print photograph titled "Moose Call - Ojibwe," depicting a figure in a canoe with a roll of birch bark to imitate the call of a moose. Photograph originally taken ca. 1908. Signed in negative and in pencil along the lower left. Inscription along verso reads: the moose call - Ojibway - copyrighted by R.W. Reed - copyright renewed by R.F. Williams. The image was described by Roland Reed in his journals as thus: The Indians of long ago could imitate the call or cry of any animal or bird. This Indian has a roll of birch bark and is "calling the moose." A moose may be feeding back in the woods, and, hearing what seems to be the call of his mate, may answer. Then he will start for the lake from where he thinks the call came, and where he thinks his mate will be drink-ing, or feeding on lily pads. The Indian hunters will be hiding in the brush on the lake shore, and, when the moose appears, they will try to get in a telling shot with their stone-tipped arrows. If they are success-ful, the camp will have a ""moose-meat feed." This Indian's name was Ke-ne-we-gwon-ay-aush, or Eagle-Feather-Wind.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 27, 2024
TWO WORKS OF ART.
Est: $400 - $600
1) Unframed watercolor titled "The Echos Call", a copyright image by Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934). Image of a teepee on the edge of a plateau overlooking a valley at dusk with mountains in the background. Signed lower right "Reed / 1921". Verso has pencil written "The Echos Call Piegan Indian Mont." and "Copyright-1915 by Roland W. Reed". SIZE: 14 1/2" X 19". CONDITION: generally good with light abrasions along edge of image. 2) Color lithograph on artist board depicting soldiers guarding at a supply stop at a bend of the river. Unsigned. SIZE: 15 3/4" x 23 1/4". CONDITION: good overall with slight wear on the edges. PROVENANCE: Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection. (02-21422-1/TG). $400-600.
Poulin Antiques & Auctions
Jul. 06, 2024
The Pottery Maker, Roland Reed Photograph.
Est: $150 - $300
Roland W. Reed (America, 1864-1934). This photographic print is numbered 155/350 in its lower margin. The embossment lower right reads, "Photo by Roland Reed / Under U.C.C. 1978 / Kramer Gallery & Studio". Attached en verso is a certificate of authenticity from Kramer Gallery & Studio. There is light discoloration to the mat, as well as scuffs to the frame. The sight area measures 15 1/2" x 19 1/4", and the frame measures 22 1/2" x 26". In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Jul. 06, 2024
Night Runner, Roland Reed Photograph.
Est: $150 - $300
Roland W. Reed (America, 1864-1934). This photographic print is numbered 86/350 in its lower margin. The embossment lower right reads, "Photo by Roland Reed / Under U.C.C. 1978 / Kramer Gallery & Studio". Attached en verso is a certificate of authenticity from Kramer Gallery & Studio. The frame is scuffed, and the mat is stained. There is no visible damage to the work. The sight area measures 19 1/4" x 15 1/2", and the frame measures 26 1/2" x 23". In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Jan. 27, 2024
Mammoth Plate Roland Reed Indian Photo
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Title is Up the Cut Bank. Blackfoot Indians Montana. 19 3/4" by 26 3/4". Roland W. (Royal Jr.) Reed (1864 - 1934) was active/lived in Minnesota, Wisconsin. Roland Reed is known for Pictorialist photography, western Indian subject sketching. Roland W. Reed was an American photographer who was born in 1864 in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin. His parents were farm people of Scottish ancestry. He grew up in a log cabin near the old Indian trail that led from Lake Poygan to Fond du Lac, and the hero of his boyhood days was an Indian named Thundercloudthe chief of a band of Menominies who camped on the opposite side of the lake. Reed's handwritten notes (which have survived these many years packed with his glass-plate negatives) reveal that he remained keenly interested in Indians throughout his early life, and that at the age of eighteen he headed westwhere he first attempted to record their vanishing faces in crayon and pencil. It was the beginning of a lifelong odyssey that would see him journey back and forth across this continentalways in search of Indian subjects. Reed's early sketches have not been found and were probably destroyed. In 1893, he met Daniel Dutro, a professional photographer in Havre, Montana. Reed recalled: "I knew that if I could master this seemingly easy way of making pictures (photography), I would have no trouble in getting all the Indian pictures I wanted." Dutro and Reed subsequently worked together for a few years doing portrait photography and also supplying Indian photographs to the news department of the Great Northern Railroad. But Reed's adventuresome spirit could not be long suppressed, and in 1897 he signed on with Associated Press to photograph the Klondike gold rush in Alaska. A few years later he was doing studio work in Fort Benton and, subsequently, Great Falls, Montana. He then headed east to Minnesota where he set up studios at Bemidji and Ortonville. Although records indicate that his studio work was highly successful and he enjoyed a loyal clientele, he worked primarily for one reason: to finance his field work among the Indians. Gaining the Indians' confidence must surely be one of his major accomplishments. In a personal letter, Reed once explained something of how he obtained his pictures: "In approaching the Indian for the purpose of taking his picture, it was necessary to respect his stoicism and reticence which have so often been the despair of the amateur photographer. A friend once characterized my method of attack as indicative of Chinese patience, book-agent persistence and Arab subtlety. In going into a new tribe with photographic paraphernalia, although I hire ponies and guides, I never once suggest the object of my visit. When the Indians, out of curiosity at last, inquire about my work, I reply casually, 'Oh, when I'm at home, I'm a picture-making man.' Perhaps within a few days an Indian will ask, 'You say you are a picture-making man. Could you make our pictures?' My reply is non-committal'I don't know. Perhaps.' 'Would you try?' 'Sometime, when I feel like making pictures.' Further time elapses, apparently the picture-making man has forgotten all about making pictures until an Indian friend reminds him of his promise. Then the time for the picture-making has arrived. Shortly before his death in 1934, he concluded that it was no longer possible to obtain authentic Indian pictures. Their historic costumes and accouterments, he said, had all been sold to tourists and there were few pure racial types still alive. Regrettably, Reed never accomplished the publication of his hoped-for volume of Indian photographs. Until 1978, the collection remained in the hands of relatives; then Kramer Gallery and Studio of St. Paul, Minnesota acquired the entire Roland Reed collection of some one-hundred-eighty glass plate negatives and all reproduction rights from heirs to the Reed estate.
Davis Brothers Auction
Jan. 27, 2024
Mammoth Plate Roland Reed Indian Photo
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Title is The Council. Blackfoot Indians Montana. 19 3/4" by 26". Roland W. (Royal Jr.) Reed (1864 - 1934) was active/lived in Minnesota, Wisconsin. Roland Reed is known for Pictorialist photography, western Indian subject sketching. Roland W. Reed was an American photographer who was born in 1864 in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin. His parents were farm people of Scottish ancestry. He grew up in a log cabin near the old Indian trail that led from Lake Poygan to Fond du Lac, and the hero of his boyhood days was an Indian named Thundercloudthe chief of a band of Menominies who camped on the opposite side of the lake. Reed's handwritten notes (which have survived these many years packed with his glass-plate negatives) reveal that he remained keenly interested in Indians throughout his early life, and that at the age of eighteen he headed westwhere he first attempted to record their vanishing faces in crayon and pencil. It was the beginning of a lifelong odyssey that would see him journey back and forth across this continentalways in search of Indian subjects. Reed's early sketches have not been found and were probably destroyed. In 1893, he met Daniel Dutro, a professional photographer in Havre, Montana. Reed recalled: "I knew that if I could master this seemingly easy way of making pictures (photography), I would have no trouble in getting all the Indian pictures I wanted." Dutro and Reed subsequently worked together for a few years doing portrait photography and also supplying Indian photographs to the news department of the Great Northern Railroad. But Reed's adventuresome spirit could not be long suppressed, and in 1897 he signed on with Associated Press to photograph the Klondike gold rush in Alaska. A few years later he was doing studio work in Fort Benton and, subsequently, Great Falls, Montana. He then headed east to Minnesota where he set up studios at Bemidji and Ortonville. Although records indicate that his studio work was highly successful and he enjoyed a loyal clientele, he worked primarily for one reason: to finance his field work among the Indians. Gaining the Indians' confidence must surely be one of his major accomplishments. In a personal letter, Reed once explained something of how he obtained his pictures: "In approaching the Indian for the purpose of taking his picture, it was necessary to respect his stoicism and reticence which have so often been the despair of the amateur photographer. A friend once characterized my method of attack as indicative of Chinese patience, book-agent persistence and Arab subtlety. In going into a new tribe with photographic paraphernalia, although I hire ponies and guides, I never once suggest the object of my visit. When the Indians, out of curiosity at last, inquire about my work, I reply casually, 'Oh, when I'm at home, I'm a picture-making man.' Perhaps within a few days an Indian will ask, 'You say you are a picture-making man. Could you make our pictures?' My reply is non-committal'I don't know. Perhaps.' 'Would you try?' 'Sometime, when I feel like making pictures.' Further time elapses, apparently the picture-making man has forgotten all about making pictures until an Indian friend reminds him of his promise. Then the time for the picture-making has arrived. Shortly before his death in 1934, he concluded that it was no longer possible to obtain authentic Indian pictures. Their historic costumes and accouterments, he said, had all been sold to tourists and there were few pure racial types still alive. Regrettably, Reed never accomplished the publication of his hoped-for volume of Indian photographs. Until 1978, the collection remained in the hands of relatives; then Kramer Gallery and Studio of St. Paul, Minnesota acquired the entire Roland Reed collection of some one-hundred-eighty glass plate negatives and all reproduction rights from heirs to the Reed estate.
Davis Brothers Auction
Jan. 27, 2024
Mammoth Plate Roland Reed Indian Photo
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Title is The Watering Place Blackfoot Indians Montana. 19 3/4" by 26 1/8". Roland W. (Royal Jr.) Reed (1864 - 1934) was active/lived in Minnesota, Wisconsin. Roland Reed is known for Pictorialist photography, western Indian subject sketching. Roland W. Reed was an American photographer who was born in 1864 in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin. His parents were farm people of Scottish ancestry. He grew up in a log cabin near the old Indian trail that led from Lake Poygan to Fond du Lac, and the hero of his boyhood days was an Indian named Thundercloudthe chief of a band of Menominies who camped on the opposite side of the lake. Reed's handwritten notes (which have survived these many years packed with his glass-plate negatives) reveal that he remained keenly interested in Indians throughout his early life, and that at the age of eighteen he headed westwhere he first attempted to record their vanishing faces in crayon and pencil. It was the beginning of a lifelong odyssey that would see him journey back and forth across this continentalways in search of Indian subjects. Reed's early sketches have not been found and were probably destroyed. In 1893, he met Daniel Dutro, a professional photographer in Havre, Montana. Reed recalled: "I knew that if I could master this seemingly easy way of making pictures (photography), I would have no trouble in getting all the Indian pictures I wanted." Dutro and Reed subsequently worked together for a few years doing portrait photography and also supplying Indian photographs to the news department of the Great Northern Railroad. But Reed's adventuresome spirit could not be long suppressed, and in 1897 he signed on with Associated Press to photograph the Klondike gold rush in Alaska. A few years later he was doing studio work in Fort Benton and, subsequently, Great Falls, Montana. He then headed east to Minnesota where he set up studios at Bemidji and Ortonville. Although records indicate that his studio work was highly successful and he enjoyed a loyal clientele, he worked primarily for one reason: to finance his field work among the Indians. Gaining the Indians' confidence must surely be one of his major accomplishments. In a personal letter, Reed once explained something of how he obtained his pictures: "In approaching the Indian for the purpose of taking his picture, it was necessary to respect his stoicism and reticence which have so often been the despair of the amateur photographer. A friend once characterized my method of attack as indicative of Chinese patience, book-agent persistence and Arab subtlety. In going into a new tribe with photographic paraphernalia, although I hire ponies and guides, I never once suggest the object of my visit. When the Indians, out of curiosity at last, inquire about my work, I reply casually, 'Oh, when I'm at home, I'm a picture-making man.' Perhaps within a few days an Indian will ask, 'You say you are a picture-making man. Could you make our pictures?' My reply is non-committal'I don't know. Perhaps.' 'Would you try?' 'Sometime, when I feel like making pictures.' Further time elapses, apparently the picture-making man has forgotten all about making pictures until an Indian friend reminds him of his promise. Then the time for the picture-making has arrived. Shortly before his death in 1934, he concluded that it was no longer possible to obtain authentic Indian pictures. Their historic costumes and accouterments, he said, had all been sold to tourists and there were few pure racial types still alive. Regrettably, Reed never accomplished the publication of his hoped-for volume of Indian photographs. Until 1978, the collection remained in the hands of relatives; then Kramer Gallery and Studio of St. Paul, Minnesota acquired the entire Roland Reed collection of some one-hundred-eighty glass plate negatives and all reproduction rights from heirs to the Reed estate.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 30, 2023
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland (1864-1934), photographer. A group of 32 photographs, including a selection of images from "Roland Reed's Indian Pictures."
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland (1864-1934), photographer. A group of 32 photographs, including a selection of images from "Roland Reed's Indian Pictures." 31 silver gelatin prints, each 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (image), 14 x 11 in. (sheet), majority titled in pencil or ink on the verso. Each unsigned (light toning and edge wear). Highlighted images of Chippewa, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Navajo subjects include: Watching the Buffalo. -- Stolen Property. -- The Trapper. -- Everywind. -- Buffalo Hump. -- End of the Chase. -- Hind Bull. -- The Trail Makers. -- Medicine Man. -- The Hunting Ground. -- Up the Cutbank. -- The Pottery Maker. -- The Fisherman. -- The Statue of de Chelley. -- The Moose Call. -- The Hunters. -- Little Martin. -- The Council. -- Coming of the White Man. -- The Watering Place. -- At the Spring. [With:] Silver gelatin photograph of Roland Reed later in life, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (image), 11 x 14 in. sheet (very fine condition). -- Roland Reed's Indian Pictures. St. Paul, MN: Reed's Indian Pictures, n.d. 8vo, 4pp., printed pamphlet advertising Roland Reed's photographs, with a partial list of his images organized by tribal classification (old folds, light edge wear). Together, 32 photographs and a pamphlet promoting the work of Roland Reed. This lot is located in Cincinnati. Property from the Collection of Stanley B. Slocum
Hindman
Nov. 30, 2023
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. The Pottery Maker. 1913.
Est: $400 - $600
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. The Pottery Maker. 1913. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. silver gelatin photograph (soiling and residue to verso, some edge and corner wear). Copyrighted by Reed lower left. Inscription on verso includes title, "'The Pottery Maker,' Arizona - Hopi," and copyright, "Copyright - 1913 by Roland W. Reed." This lot is located in Cincinnati. Property from the Collection of Stanley B. Slocum
Hindman
Nov. 30, 2023
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. A group of 3 large-format photographs of Native American subjects.
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. A group of 3 large-format photographs of Native American subjects. 26 x 19 3/4 in. silver gelatin prints (including margins), each unsigned (edge wear, including some trimmed edges, some creasing, occasional soiling on verso). Scenes include: The Council. -- Up the Cutbank. -- The Watering Place - Blackfoot. This lot is located in Cincinnati. Property from the Collection of Stanley B. Slocum
Hindman
Nov. 30, 2023
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. The Pass Finders.
Est: $500 - $700
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. REED, Roland W. (1864-1934), photographer. The Pass Finders. 19 7/8 x 16 in. silver gelatin print (light edge wear). Unsigned. Property from the Collection of Stanley B. Slocum
Hindman
Nov. 15, 2023
Roland Reed Photograph "The Hunting Ground" 1912
Est: $150 - $300
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934). Photogravure titled "The Hunting Ground (Piegan, Montana)" depicting a scene of three Piegan Native Americans riding horses by a river, ca. 1912. Pencil signed along the lower right. Titled and dated along the verso in pen. Reed returned throughout his life to Minnesota, though his sense of wanderlust compelled him to travel throughout the United States. His subjects were often Native Americans and he was part of a school of photographers known as "Pictorialists" whose emphasis on light and focus defined their works. His works are often part of a tradition of photographs taken during this time aimed at capturing the "Disappearing Indian," based on the notion that Native Americans' traditional way of life was disappearing rather than changing.
Revere Auctions
May. 17, 2023
Roland Reed Photograph "The Hunting Ground" 1912
Est: $300 - $600
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934). Photogravure titled "The Hunting Ground (Piegan, Montana)" depicting a scene of three Piegan Native Americans riding horses by a river, ca. 1912. Pencil signed along the lower right. Titled and dated along the verso in pen. Reed returned throughout his life to Minnesota, though his sense of wanderlust compelled him to travel throughout the United States. His subjects were often Native Americans and he was part of a school of photographers known as "Pictorialists" whose emphasis on light and focus defined their works. His works are often part of a tradition of photographs taken during this time aimed at capturing the "Disappearing Indian," based on the notion that Native Americans' traditional way of life was disappearing rather than changing.
Revere Auctions
May. 17, 2023
Roland W. Reed Photograph "End of Day" 1908
Est: $300 - $600
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934). Photogravure titled "End of Day" depicting an Ojibwe Native American man resting on a rock overlooking a large body of water, possibly Lake Superior, ca. 1908. Pencil signed along the lower left. Titled and dated along the verso in pen. Reed returned throughout his life to Minnesota, though his sense of wanderlust compelled him to travel throughout the United States. His subjects were often Native Americans and he was part of a school of photographers known as "Pictorialists" whose emphasis on light and focus defined their works. His works are often part of a tradition of photographs taken during this time aimed at capturing the "Disappearing Indian," based on the notion that Native Americans' traditional way of life was disappearing rather than changing.
Revere Auctions
Apr. 22, 2023
Roland Reed Pass Finders, Piegan, Montana
Est: $500 - $1,000
Roland Reed (American, 1864-1934) Pass Finders, Piegan, Montana Photogravure on paper Signed in pen Reed, lower right
Larsen Art Auction
Aug. 26, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934)
Est: $100 - $200
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934) Late 19th/early 20th century, silver gelatin print. Fish Wolf Robe and Princess Dawn Mist of the Blackfoot tribe on the banks of the Cutbank River in Glacier National Park. Unframed.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 30, 2022
Roland Reed (1864-1934) Native Ojibwe Photographs
Est: $100 - $1,000
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864 -1934). Two antique Old West American Frontier photographs. Figural depictions of a Native American Ojibwe (Ojibwa) Indian chief and Indian woman. Dated 1908 lower left of one photo. Both include descriptions and history of the preparation to take the photos, written by the photographer. Presented in wood frames. Work Size: 13..25x 7.75 in. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will offer in-house continental USA shipping for $95 plus insurance. Domestic Ground Shipping excluding Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico & Puerto Rico. WE DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.
Hill Auction Gallery
Feb. 10, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934)
Est: $300 - $500
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934) Before the Coming of the White Man Silver gelatin print. Camp of Blackfoot in Glacier National Park. 8" height, 10" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 10, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934)
Est: $300 - $500
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934) Chief Three Bears Makes Medicine Silver gelatin print. 10" height, 8" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 10, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934)
Est: $300 - $500
ATTRIBUTED TO ROLAND REED (AMERICAN, 1864-1934) Silver Gelatin print. Fish Wolf Robe and Princess Dawn Mist of the Blackfoot tribe on the banks of the Cutbank River in Glacier National Park. 8" height, 10" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 18, 2021
Roland W. Reed ''The Pass Finders (Piegan)''
Est: $200 - $400
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934 Montana) ''The Pass Finders (Piegan)'' Photogravure. 9''x13'' Impression. Framed 16''x20''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Sep. 15, 2021
Roland W. Reed, (American, 1864-1934), The Hunting Ground, Piegan Indian, Montana (Kalispell, Montana), 1912, gelatin silver print,...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934) The Hunting Ground, Piegan Indian, Montana (Kalispell, Montana), 1912 gelatin silver print signed "Copyright Reed 1912" in pencil lower right original framer's label and card with title, date and artist (retained) 9" x 15 1/2"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 21, 2021
ROLAND W. REED (1864 - 1934): NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLO SCENE
Est: $100 - $200
photograph 9 1/4 x 15 inches sight; 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches frame
Abell Auction
Dec. 11, 2020
Roland W. Reed "The Wood Gatherer Hopi" Photogavure
Est: $200 - $400
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934). Arts & Crafts era photogavure titled, "The Wood Gatherer Hopi," depicting a Hopi Native American man leading a mule carrying wood. Marked "Â© Roland W. Reed Gravure Eng[raved] Co, Mpls." Sight; height: 8 3/4 in x width: 13 in. Framed; height: 14 3/4 in x width: 18 3/4 in.
Revere Auctions
Oct. 10, 2020
Photogravures, Roland W Reed
Est: $200 - $400
(lot of 4) Roland W Reed (American, 1864-1934), "Shepherd of the Hills," "The Hunters," "The Wood Gatherer," and "The Wooing," photogravures, eaching with copyright label lower left, sheet (each/unframed): 18"h x 14"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 03, 2020
1913 American Indian Ronald Reed Photo 46/450
Est: $400 - $800
For your consideration is a 1913 limited edition Ronald Reed photograph numbered 46/450. Roland Reed (1864-1934) is a well known photographer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's whose travels took him to Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, and New Mexico. As an American artist and photographer, Reed was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Reed developed an early affinity for Native Americans through associations he had with neighboring Indians while growing up. He also fostered a thirst for adventure that would stay with him throughout his life. This piece shows a photograph of a three American Indians riding horseback carrying travious in the snowy plains. This piece shows raised stamped text indicating "© 1913 Roland Reed / © Under U.C.C. 1978" and is professionally framed measuring 23x27" with the visible art measuring 15 1/4" x 19 1/2."
North American Auction Company
Oct. 03, 2020
1913 "Up the Cutbank" Photo by Ronald Reed 46/450
Est: $400 - $800
For your consideration is a limited edition Ronald Reed photograph known as "Up the Cutbank" numbered 46/450. Roland Reed (1864-1934) is a well known photographer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's whose travels took him to Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, and New Mexico. As an American artist and photographer, Reed was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Reed developed an early affinity for Native Americans through associations he had with neighboring Indians while growing up. He also fostered a thirst for adventure that would stay with him throughout his life. This piece shows a Blackfeet Indian encampment along the Cut Bank Creek, Piegan, Mont. This piece shows raised stamped text indicating "© 1913 Roland Reed / © Under U.C.C. 1978" This piece is professionally framed by measuring 23x27" with the visible art measuring 15 1/4" x 19 1/2."
North American Auction Company
Oct. 03, 2020
American Indian Tribe Photo by Ronald Reed 29/450
Est: $400 - $800
For your consideration is a Roland Reed limited photograph numbered 29/450. Roland Reed (1864-1934) is a well known photographer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's whose travels took him to Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, and New Mexico. As an American artist and photographer, Reed was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Reed developed an early affinity for Native Americans through associations he had with neighboring Indians while growing up. He also fostered a thirst for adventure that would stay with him throughout his life. This piece shows a photograph of a Native American tribe on horses, three carrying a travois, next to their teepees, the photograph shows a mountain skyline. This piece is professionally framed measuring 23x27" with the visible art measuring 15 1/4" x 19 1/2."
North American Auction Company
Oct. 03, 2020
1913 Roland Reed Framed Indian Photograph 30/450
Est: $400 - $800
For your consideration is an Roland Reed Photogravure c.1913, 30/450. Roland Reed (1864-1934) is a well known photographer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's whose travels took him to Montana, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, and New Mexico. As an American artist and photographer, Reed was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Reed developed an early affinity for Native Americans through associations he had with neighboring Indians while growing up. He also fostered a thirst for adventure that would stay with him throughout his life. This piece shows a portrait of a Native American Chief in full headdress, wrapped in a blanket. This piece shows raised stamped text indicating "© 1913 Roland Reed / © Under U.C.C. 1978 / Kramer Gallery Studio" This piece is professionally framed by measuring 23x27" with the visible art measuring 15 1/4" x 19 1/2."
North American Auction Company
Sep. 29, 2020
Roland Reed, (1864-1934, Ortonville, MN), The Fisherman, Silver gelatin photograph on paper under glass, Sight: 18.75" H x 14.5" W
Est: $700 - $900
Roland Reed (1864-1934, Ortonville, MN) The Fisherman Silver gelatin photograph on paper under glass Signed with a hand stamp lower right: REED, and with the copyright symbol Sight: 18.75" H x 14.5" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Sep. 12, 2020
Photogravures, Roland W Reed
Est: $400 - $600
(lot of 4) Roland W Reed (American, 1864-1934), "Shepherd of the Hills," "The Hunters," "The Wood Gatherer," and "The Wooing," photogravures, eaching with copyright label lower left, sheet (each/unframed): 18"h x 14"w
Clars Auctions
Jul. 11, 2020
ROLAND REED (American. 1864-1934)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Navajo, [Son of Chief Manuelito], Canyon De Chelley, 1913. Copyright and renewal owned by R. F. Williams, inventory in pencil on the reverse RRC-032. Silver Gelatin Print, Sepia Tone. Measuring 20 by 16 in. (Cond: small repair to lower edge) Provenance: Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Cf. R.F. Williams is Roland Reed's cousin.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Apr. 16, 2020
Shepherd of the Hills Photogravure (110453)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Original photogravure image by Roland W. Reed (1864-1934) of a Navajo man. Titled: Shepard of the Hills. Image is 12.5" x 8.5". Nicely double matted and framed, 20" x 16". Great condition. Provenance: Country (if not USA): State: City/County: Date: c1912
Holabird Western Americana
Dec. 12, 2019
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934)
Est: $150 - $300
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934) The Wooing, Ojibwa and The Wood Gatherer, Hopi photogravures credit to Reed l.l. each framed under glass 12.5 x 8.25 in. (each image) 22.25 x 17.25 in. (larger frame)
Cowan's Auctions
Sep. 08, 2019
Roland Reed, (1864-1934 American), Photogravures of American Indians, the first: 'The Wooing / Ojibwa'; the second: 'Up The Cutbank
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Roland Reed (1864-1934 American) Photogravures of American Indians, the first: 'The Wooing / Ojibwa'; the second: 'Up The Cutbank / Piegan'; the third: 'The Hunters / Ojibwa'; the fourth: 'The Moose Call / Ojibwa'; the fifth: 'The Wood Gatherer / Hopi'; the sixth: 'The Pass Finder / Piegan'; the seventh: 'Meditation / Piegan' the eighth: 'The Pottery Maker / Hopi'; the ninth: 'Shepherd of the Hills / Navajo'; the tenth: 'Every Wind / Ojibwa' (ten works) Photogravures under glass Each: Unsigned, titled in the margin lower center, with printed inscription in the margin lower left: Roland R. Reed and with the copyright symbol, with printed inscription in the margin lower right: Gravure Eng. Co. Mpls. Each: 14.25" H x 10.25" W or 10.25" H x 14.25" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Aug. 25, 2019
ROLAND W. REED (MN/WI, 1864-1934)
Est: $600 - $800
ROLAND W. REED (MN/WI, 1864-1934) "Waiting for the Hunter", silver gelatin photograph, unsigned, housed in the original mahogany veneer stick frame , under old glass. OS: 16 3/4" x 20 3/4", SS: 15" x 19". Photo is in good condition, not examined out of frame, frame has veneer loss.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Aug. 25, 2019
ROLAND W. REED (MN/WI, 1864-1934)
Est: $800 - $1,200
ROLAND W. REED (MN/WI, 1864-1934) "Ojibway Man Relaxing", silver gelatin photograph, signed lower left and dated 1908 in the print, inscribed verso "Sumner, from Claribel, Dec 25th, 1916". housed in the original mahogany veneer stick frame from Jordan Marsh of Boston, under old glass. OS: 17" x 21", SS: 15 1/4" x 19 1/4". Photo is in good condition, not examined out of frame, frame has veneer loss.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 02, 2019
ROLAND REED, (1864-1934), Navajo,Canyon De Chelley
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROLAND REED, (American, 1864-1934)Navajo, [Son of Chief Manuelito], Canyon De Chelley, 1913silver gelatin print, sepia tone copyright and renewal owned by R. F. Williams. Williams is Roland Reed's cousin, inventory in pencil on the reverse RRC-03220 x 16 in. PROVENANE: Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico(Cond: small repair to a tear lower edge)
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Jan. 27, 2019
Wood Gather Photogravure by Roland W. Reed (56851)
Est: $140 - $250
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934). Original photogravure--The Wood Gatherer, Hopi. Gravure Eng. Co. MPLS. 9" x 13", matted and framed 17.25" x20.25". Roland (Royal Jr.) W. Reed, an American artist and photographer, was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Pictorialists were influenced by the late 19th Century art movement, Impressionism, and their photography was characterized by an emphasis on lighting and focus. Rather than record an image as it was, pictorialists were more interested in re-creating an image as they thought it might have been. Part artist and part scientist, they endeavored to have their re-creations reflect not only the highest artistic value, but unquestioned ethnological accuracy as well. At the beginning of the 20th century a number of pictorialists, noticing the extremely deleterious impact of reservation life on Native Americans, wanted to recreate in photographs the Indian's life and ways as they had been in better times, rather than record how it had actually become. (from Wikipedia) State: City: Date:
Holabird Western Americana
Dec. 02, 2018
Roland Reed, (American, 1864-1934), End of the Chase, 1908 (printed later), gelatin silver print, 16" x 20"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Roland Reed (American, 1864-1934) End of the Chase, 1908 (printed later) gelatin silver print 16" x 20" Literature: Alone with the Past: The Life and Photographic Art of Roland W. Reed (another example illustrated p. 57)
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Aug. 26, 2018
Photogravure by Roland W. Reed
Est: $200 - $400
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934). Original photogravure--The Wood Gatherer, Hopi. Gravure Eng. Co. MPLS. 9" x 13", matted and framed 17.25" x20.25". Roland (Royal Jr.) W. Reed, an American artist and photographer, was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Pictorialists were influenced by the late 19th Century art movement, Impressionism, and their photography was characterized by an emphasis on lighting and focus. Rather than record an image as it was, pictorialists were more interested in re-creating an image as they thought it might have been. Part artist and part scientist, they endeavored to have their re-creations reflect not only the highest artistic value, but unquestioned ethnological accuracy as well. At the beginning of the 20th century a number of pictorialists, noticing the extremely deleterious impact of reservation life on Native Americans, wanted to recreate in photographs the Indian's life and ways as they had been in better times, rather than record how it had actually become. (from Wikipedia) Date: City: State: HWAC# 56851
Holabird Western Americana
Jul. 14, 2018
Roland Reed Indian photograph, Waiting for the Hunters
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934) "Waiting for the Hunters," vintage photograph circa 1915, depicting two Native American Indian women on horseback, each horse carrying a travois, with mountains in the background. In old walnut molded frame with old handwritten label en verso "Indian __ by Roland Reed" and handwritten partial note: "Given by -- to her -- Purchased-- Exposition San Diego from wonderful Indian display." Reed exhibited at the 1915 Panama-California Exhibition in San Diego, where his photographs were awarded the Gold Medal for "pictures of an educational and historical value". 13 7/8" H x 10 3/4" W. Provenance: Memphis, Tennessee estate. Biography Reed was born in Wisconsin and observed Native Americans during his childhood. In 1893, in Havre, Montana, he met Civil War veteran Daniel Dutro, who introduced him to photography. After a brief apprenticeship, he became Dutro's partner and they worked together doing portrait work and photographing Indians for the Great Northern. He also photographed the Alaskan Gold Rush in 1897 for the Associated Press. In 1899 he opened a studio in Ortonville, Minnesota and later, in Bemidji. He also began to spend time photographing the Ojibwe on the Red Lake Reservation. It soon became his passion to show the lives and culture of Native Americans which was gradually being wiped out. He would take many photos, not of reservation-ravaged people, but of the proud individuals, community, and culture with which he grew up. In 1907 he sold both his Ortonville and Bemidji studios, and for the next two years lived full time near the Red Lake Reservation working to photograph the Ojibwe, the People of the Woodlands. Reed returned to Montana in 1909 and opened a studio in Kalispell near what would become the western entrance to Glacier National Park. For the next six years he worked doing portrait photography, as well as photographing the Plains Indians of Northern Montana and southern Alberta, Canada: the Blackfeet, Piegan, Blood, Flathead, and Cheyenne. He also did extensive promotional work for the Great Northern Railroad, and supplied photographs for National Geographic magazine and books such as Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park by James W. Schultz and Enchanted Trails of Glacier Park by Agnes Laut. In 1913 he spent a number of months in the Southwest photographing the Hopi and the Navajo, after which he returned to Montana. From 1920 to 1927 he had a studio in Denver, Colorado and then returned to San Diego to retire. In the early 1930s he began to work on a book showcasing his photographs of Native American life, but unfortunately it was never completed. In 1934 he was returning to San Diego after visiting family in Minnesota. He stopped in Colorado Springs to visit friends where he had a fatal accident and was buried there in Evergreen Cemetery. (source: The Museum of Wisconsin Art) (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Apr. 06, 2018
Roland Reed (American 1864-1934) Silver Gelatin Photograph, The Statue of de Chelly
Est: $600 - $800
copyrighted and signed lower left, with handwritten inscription on verso The Statute[sic] of de Chelley[sic] - Navaho - A Roland Reed photograph / copyright and renewal owned by R. F. Williams. Williams is Roland Reed's cousin. (sight) 19.5 x 15.5 in.; (framed) 21 x 17.25 in.
Cowan's Auctions
Mar. 16, 2018
Roland Reed, hand-colored photograph
Est: $800 - $1,200
Roland Reed (1964-1934) Ponemah 13 ¼" x 10 ½" hand-colored photograph Signed and dated 1908 lower left $800-1,200
March In Montana
Jan. 20, 2018
Photogravure by Roland W. Reed
Est: $300 - $500
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934). Original photogravure--The Wood Gatherer, Hopi. Gravure Eng. Co. MPLS. 9" x 13", matted and framed 17.25" x20.25". Roland (Royal Jr.) W. Reed, an American artist and photographer, was part of an early 20th century group of photographers of Native Americans known as pictorialists. Pictorialists were influenced by the late 19th Century art movement, Impressionism, and their photography was characterized by an emphasis on lighting and focus. Rather than record an image as it was, pictorialists were more interested in re-creating an image as they thought it might have been. Part artist and part scientist, they endeavored to have their re-creations reflect not only the highest artistic value, but unquestioned ethnological accuracy as well. At the beginning of the 20th century a number of pictorialists, noticing the extremely deleterious impact of reservation life on Native Americans, wanted to recreate in photographs the Indian's life and ways as they had been in better times, rather than record how it had actually become. (from Wikipedia) Date: Location: HWAC# 56851
Holabird Western Americana
Sep. 23, 2017
Roland Reed (American, 1864-1934) Silver Gelatin Photographs
Est: $800 - $1,200
lot of 3 includes: The Portage signed and dated bottom left 8 in. x 10 in. 1908 The Trapper's Daughter signed and dated bottom left 8 in. x 10 in. 1908 Reflections inscription on back 8 in. x 10 in. 1908
Cowan's Auctions
Aug. 08, 2017
Roland W. Reed, (1864 - 1934 Ortonville, MN), Two works: 'The Wood Gatherer, Hopi', one black and white, one hand colored, Each:
Est: $300 - $500
Roland W. Reed (1864 - 1934 Ortonville, MN) Two works: 'The Wood Gatherer, Hopi', one black and white, one hand colored Each: photogravure under glass The first: signed lower right: Reed and with the copyright symbol; the second: titled in the margin lower center, inscribed in the margin lower left: Roland W. Reed and with the copyright symbol, inscribed in the margin lower right: Gravure Eng. Co. Mpls. Image size: the first: 10.5' H x 13.5' W; the second: 8.5' H x 12.5' W Provenance: Private Collection, Ventura, CA. Notes: Framed size: the first: 19.5' H x 23.5' W x 2.5' D; the second: 22' H x 25.25' W x 2.25' D.
John Moran Auctioneers