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Edward Weston
Pepper 30P

1930

About the Item

Director, Glenn Lowry: This image of a pepper is one of Weston’s most iconic photographs. Assistant Curator, Esther Adler: Peppers often curve in on themselves and can kind of twist a bit. And by putting us close to this one and lighting it so carefully, Weston almost elevates it to the status of a human figure. So you can kind of read these two forms of heads leaning in towards each other, or you can read the twisted form of the pepper body as someone’s back. Esther Adler: You can also see in the lower right of the image that there’s this area where the pepper is starting to show some signs of wrinkling and maybe spoilage. But that’s not something that’s edited out by Weston; it just becomes another part of this very real object that’s being celebrated here. The still life arrangement is, of course, one of the oldest subjects for artworks. But what’s fascinating about American artists working during this time is that they’re turning back to many of these very classic ways of working but in new modern ways. - MOMA
  • Creator:
    Edward Weston (1886-1958, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 7.38 in (18.75 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good condition. Minor impressions from possible back writing on print visible in raking light. Print by Cole Weston from original negative circa 1980's.
  • Gallery Location:
    Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 53-00511stDibs: LU11513780232
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