Edward Weston (1886 - 1958)/Cole Weston (1919 - 2003)

mounted, signed, annotated, and stamped by Cole Weston on the reverse, 1927, printed later by Cole Weston from his father's negative

Conger 544; Photography and Modernism, cover and pl. 32; The Flame of Recognition, cover and p. 25; Supreme Instants, pl. 26

This print is in generally excellent condition. The mount is lightly soiled on the recto and verso, with a thin strip of cellulose remains at the upper edge of the verso. Neither of these issues affect the image.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

mounted, signed, titled, dated, and numbered '1S' by Cole Weston in pencil and with the 'Negative by Edward Weston/Print by Cole Weston' stamp, on the reverse, matted, 1927, printed later by COLE WESTON from EDWARD WESTON'S negative