Edward WestonPepper, 1930
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Signed by Cole Weston, stamped with 'negative by Edward Weston' on reverse
Silver gelatin print, printed later
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches
Signed by Cole Weston, stamped with 'negative by Edward Weston' on reverse
Silver gelatin print, printed later
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches
This is a silver gelatin print, printed later. Signed by Cole Weston, titled, stamped with 'negative by Edward Weston' and inscribed with 'student print' on reverse.
Framing
We recommend book-mounting this print in a wide passe-partout and then framing it in a black wooden box. This classic method not only gives visual priority to the image but also fits seamlessly into most interiors. However, if you prefer a different look, other framing options are also available. Additionally, to ensure the highest levels of production, all of our frames are handcrafted to museum standards by one of the UK’s leading workshops. Please note that prices include tax, but exclude framing and shipping costs.
Shipping
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Artwork In Detail
Edward Weston is synonymous with American Modernism, and rightly so – it was a key theme throughout his career reaching a peak in 1927 when he embarked upon a series of still lives of shells and vegetables that have become celebrated Modernist photographs. He was one of the great photographic innovators, who pushed the boundaries of the medium to new levels. He was an artist who found beauty in everything. Weston wanted clear lighting and, additionally, lighting that revealed the truth about an object. With his Pepper, 1930, for example, he agonised for days about how to light it, opting in the end for a dramatic lighting that accentuated its sensuous, curvaceous form.
Edward Weston
Pepper, 1930
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United States
B. 1886 - 1958
EnquireEdward Weston’s highly detailed, intimate portraits of semi-abstract nudes, landscapes and organic forms established his reputation as one of the foremost Modernist photographers in America. A founder member of Group f/64 alongside Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham, Weston’s preoccupation was the presentation of objective texture, rhythm and form in nature. Weston’s urge to render “the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh” can be considered as the beginning of a tradition of West Coast artists interested in psychological implications of surface texture continuing through to the work of Ed Ruscha and the Pop artists.
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