Edward Weston

mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, the photographer's negative number 'LA40-20C-1' in pencil on the reverse, 1940 (Conger 1516)

This photograph, on semi-glossy paper mounted to thin cream-colored board, is in generally very good condition. The print is slightly warmer in tonality along the lower and right edges. In raking light, the following are visible: uneven silvering at the print's periphery; small deposits of original retouching; and a few tiny raised areas, likely particles trapped between the print and board during mounting. The front and reverse of the mount are somewhat soiled from handling, and there are occasional stray graphite deposits.
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Aside from the print in the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Conger locates only one other print of this image, in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.