#62 • Sydney Laurence "Alaskans - Off to the Potlatch" Travel Poster

Part of September 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $450.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Multiples

A vintage Northern Pacific North Coast Limited travel poster circa 1935 by the late Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865-1940), depicting Southeast Alaska Native sailing canoes, topped with square hide sails, braving the choppy water under a cloudy sky. The work, entitled "Alaskans - Off to the Potlatch" was printed by Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul, Minnesota, and the reference to Northern Pacific North Coast Limited has been obliterated lower left; it is unconfirmed whether the bottom advertising portion of the travel poster remains present. Housed in an original period gilded frame measuring approximately 37.5" x 31.5" overall.