Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
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Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States
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Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.
The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.
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LOT 191A:
Louis Pierre Ledoux Portraits and House Interior
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Sold for: $1,500
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Louis Pierre Ledoux Portraits and House Interior
Sepia Rockwood prints of the interior of one of Ledoux's home. 3 black and white portraits of Ledoux . 1 self portrait. Photos of the interior of his garage and office featuring lot #105, 106, 103, 128, 176, 190, 144, 55 and hanging grass skirts. Largest photo: 8" H x 10" W.
