Edward Weston

signed, titled, dated twice, and numbered '35J' by the photographer in pencil and credited in an unidentified hand in ink on the reverse, matted, 1925, printing date unknown (Conger 196; Edward Weston in Mexico, fig. 14; Edward Weston: On Photography, unpaginated; Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Years, pl. 67; Life Work, pl. 32; La Mirada de la Ruptura, p. 49; Mexican Years, pl. 21)

Private Collection, New York

By descent to the present owners

This photograph, on medium-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally very good to excellent condition. The corners are bumped, and the upper and lower left corners have small creases. There is minor chipping of the emulsion in the upper right corner. In raking light, two small soft indentations and a small soft handling crease are visible in the upper left quadrant of the print. When examined with a black light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
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Weston's negative log at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson indicates that, of the projected edition of 50 from this negative (35J), only 14 prints were made.