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Edward Weston
Description
- Edward Weston
- CHARIS, SANTA MONICA
- Gelatin silver print
- 9 9/16 x 7 5/8 inches
Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, 23 April 2003, Sale 7885, Lot 132
Literature
Merle Armitage, Fifty Photographs: Edward Weston (New York, 1947), pl. 21
'Edward Weston: Master Photographer, 1886-1958,' U. S. Camera Annual 1959, p. 58
Ben Maddow, Edward Weston: Fifty Years (Aperture, 1973), p. 267
Amy Conger, The Form of the Nude (New York, 2005), p. 97
Nancy Newhall, The Flame of Recognition (Aperture, 1965), p. 65
Theodore Stebbins, Jr., et al., Edward Weston: Photography and Modernism (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1999), pl. 75
Brett Abbott, Edward Weston’s Book of Nudes (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007), pl. 39
Charis Wilson, Edward Weston: Nudes (Aperture, 1993), p. 82
Terence Pitts and Manfred Heiting, Edward Weston 1886-1958 (Taschen, 2004), p. 155
Weston Naef, Photographers of Genius at the Getty (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004), cover and pl. 85
Condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.