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Edward Weston is a 20th-century American photographer. Weston is known for his meticulously composed and focused images of nudes, still life and landscape subjects, and his work inspired a generation of future photographers. Browse a collection of Edward Weston’s work on 1stDibs.
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My Little Grey Home in the West
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later by Cole Weston from the original ne...
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charis Nude, 1934
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by Edward Weston's son Cole Weston. Stamped and signed on verso.
Framed with a grey mat and black wood frame. I have inspected the photograph and it is in pristine cond...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Cats at Doorway and Cats on Rocks (2 photographs), 1944
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This offering comes as a pair of two original photographs made by Edward Weston. Cats at Doorway is initialed and dated on the front of mount. Cats on Rock is unsigned.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude ~ 237N
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later by Edward's son Cole Weston. The We...
Category
1930s Nude Photography
Materials
Adhesive, Silver Gelatin
2S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Weston created 2S after his return to America from two extended stays in Mexico between 1923 and 1927. Throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nauti...
Category
1920s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$10,000
1S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
The most iconic of the Weston shells, throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nautilus 1927 (Museum of Modern Art, New York). His interest in nautil...
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$12,000