Edward Weston

mounted, initialed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the mount, signed, dated (twice), and numbered '29R' by the photographer in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1930, probably printed in the 1940s (Conger 629; Edward Weston on Photography, unpaginated; Supreme Instants, p. 184, fig. 169; Fifty Years, pl. 124; Huntington, p. 195)

The photographer to Glen Fishback

By descent to the present owner

This luminous print is on paper with a semi-glossy surface. It is in excellent condition. As is appropriate for a print made in the 1940s, it is mounted to a thin, cream-colored board with a smooth - but not slick - surface on the front and back. Also typical of Weston's presentation in the 1940s are the initials and date on the mount, rather than a full signature and date. There is very minor scuffing at the upper right corner and faint edge-darkening on the front of the mount. On the reverse, there is very minor light soiling at the periphery.
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This photograph comes originally from the collection of Glen Fishback, photographer, writer, and photography school founder, who first met Edward Weston in 1938.