Edward Weston

mounted, signed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the mount, matted, framed, 1940

Acquired by the present owner from Scheinbaum & Russek, Santa Fe, 1993

Other prints of this image:

Merle Armitage, ed., Edward Weston: Fifty Photographs (New York, 1947), pl. 23

Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Karen Quinn, and Leslie Furth, Edward Weston: Photography and Modernism (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1999, in conjunction with the exhibition), pl. 119

This print is in generally excellent condition. When examined in raking light, a scattering of pin dot-sized indentations are apparent in the upper left quadrant of the image. In the lower middle and upper right of the print there are four 2-cm. linear indentations, none of which breaks the emulsion or diminishs the overall fine appearance of the print. The cream-colored mount has faint age-appropriate darkening and light soiling along the left and upper right edges. The back of the mount has minor handling marks.
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.

Weston included another print of this image in two exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art: his 1946 retrospective and This is Contemporary Art, 1948, a survey of photography, 20th-century design, sculpture, paintings, and prints.