Lot 34
  • 34

Edward Weston (1886 - 1958)

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description

  • Edward Weston
  • Two Swan Gourds, 1924
  • Photograph on paper
Tirage argentique d'époque. Au verso, titré Swan gourds au crayon de la main de Tina Modotti.

Vintage silver print. On the reverse, titled Swan gourds in pencil by Tina Modotti.

Literature

Conger 152;
Forma N°7, Mexico 1928, p. 16;
Terence Pitts/ Manfred Heiting (éd.), Edward Weston. 1886-1958, Cologne, Taschen, 1999, ill. p. 71.
Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: Mexican Years, cat. expo. Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, 1999, ill. pl. 20.

Condition

This print is in very good condition. It is printed on a single-weight semi glossy paper. With a minor bump on the lower left corner of the image. A few creases at the upper edge of the print; one in the upper left corner (1,5 cm) is more visible.
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Catalogue Note

A l'heure de la rédaction de ce catalogue, deux autres tirages nous étaient connus.