Lot 122
  • 122

Edward Weston

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Edward Weston
  • 'SHELL AND ROCK ARRANGEMENT'
  • Gelatin silver print
mounted, initialed and dated in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, numbered, and annotated 'On "Weston Beach" where Ruth, E. W. and others had a holiday,' in pencil on the reverse, 1931, probably printed in the 1940s (Conger 655; Maddow, p. 135; Supreme Instants, pl. 90)

Provenance

Gift of the photographer to photographer Ruth-Marion Baruch, wife of Pirkle Jones, circa 1945

Condition

This print, on paper with a slight surface sheen, and on a smooth, cream-colored mount, is in generally excellent condition. In raking light, a few faint scratches and tiny deposits of original retouching are visible. These are negligible and do not detract from the overall attractive appearance of the print. There is age-darkening at the periphery of the mount.
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