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Edward Weston
Estimate
45,000 - 55,000 HKD
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Description
- Edward Weston
- Shell (Double Nautiluses)
- stamped with the artist's signature, signed by Cole Weston, titled, dated 1927 and numbered 145 on the reverse of the mount
- gelatin silver print
Executed in 1927, printed later by Cole Weston.
Provenance
Cole Weston, Monterey, 1980
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Amy Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 1992, p. 84, fig. F3/1927
Frances D. McMullen, Lowly Things That Yield Strange Stark Beauty, New York Times Magazine, 16 November 1930, p. 7
Ben Maddow, Edward Weston: Fifty Years, Aperture, New York, 1973, p. 149
Barbara Haskell, The American Century: Art & Culture, 1900-1950, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1999, p. 201, fig. 387
Brett Abbott, In Focus: Edward Weston, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005, front wrapper and pl. 25
Frances D. McMullen, Lowly Things That Yield Strange Stark Beauty, New York Times Magazine, 16 November 1930, p. 7
Ben Maddow, Edward Weston: Fifty Years, Aperture, New York, 1973, p. 149
Barbara Haskell, The American Century: Art & Culture, 1900-1950, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1999, p. 201, fig. 387
Brett Abbott, In Focus: Edward Weston, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005, front wrapper and pl. 25
Condition
This work is in overall very good condition. The work is attached to the mount. There are no apparent condition issues with the work. The mount is slightly age-darkened along the periphery on the front and reverse. Framed under Plexiglas.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Born in 1866, in Highland Park, Illinois, Edward Weston became one of the most influential American photographers of the 20thcentury best known for his black-and-white photographs of nudes, landscapes, and organic forms including shells, vegetables and rocks. Utilizing un-manipulated images, a sharp-focus, close-up cropping, the artist was one of the first to introduce an element of abstraction into the realm of photography.