Edward Weston

mounted, initialed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, and dated by him in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1940

Sotheby's New York, 23 September 1975, Sale 3784, Lot 379

Acquired by the present owner from the above

Other prints of this image:

Conger 1537

Beaumont Newhall, Supreme Instants: The Photography of Edward Weston (Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, 1986, in conjunction with the exhibition), cat. 210

James L. Enyeart, Edward Weston's California Landscapes (Boston, 1984), pl. 95

This print, on paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. When examined in raking light, the following are visible: very minor silvering in the dark areas; and a 2 1/2-inch arc-shaped linear surface indentation, which does not break the emulsion. The mount, on smooth, cream-colored board that has been trimmed, is in generally very good condition. There is sunning on the mount at the periphery of the image and very minor soiling on the recto of the mount. On the reverse, there is a tiny strip of cellotape at the periphery. Additionally, there is very minor soiling visible on the reverse, including three darker areas.
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