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Brett Weston

American, 1911-1993
(AMERICAN, 1911 - 1993) Brett Weston may be said to be the first successful artistic heir in the history of photography. The son of Edward Weston, Brett was taught the basics of photography by his father at the young age of fourteen, and set out on his own from that point on. At sixteen he had his first one-man show, and received international recognition at eighteen when a score of his photographs was displayed in the legendary “Film und Foto” exhibition of 1929 in Stuttgart. By the age of twenty, his photographs were on view in major shows in the US, Europe, and Japan. Since then, Weston’s photographs have been featured in hundreds of exhibitions around the world, and are staples in the collections of leading museums and galleries including the Getty Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, George Eastman House, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Amon Carter Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum among others. Concerned with the elemental mass of forms, he is known for his great abstractions; he is also generally acknowledged as one of the finest printers in the medium. “The camera for an artist is just another tool. It is no more mechanical than a violin if you analyze it. Beyond the rudiments, it is up to the artist to create art, not the camera.” ~ Brett Weston
Average Sold Price
$1,260
Styles
Modern
Abstract
Materials
Silver Gelatin Print
Intaglio
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Holland Canal, Netherlands
Holland Canal, Netherlands

Brett WestonHolland Canal, Netherlands, 1971

$25,000

H 19 in W 13.25 in

Holland Canal, Netherlands

By Brett Weston

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Currently framed in custom white wood. See photograph of the piece on the wall.

Category

1970s Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Holland Canal, Netherlands
Holland Canal, Netherlands

Brett WestonHolland Canal, Netherlands, 1971

$20,000

H 19.375 in W 15.25 in

Holland Canal, Netherlands

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This large, dramatic black-and-white photograph by one of the most important photographers of the 20th-century, Brett Weston, is perhaps the artist's most iconic image. This relative...

Category

1970s Modern Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Century Plant
Century Plant

Brett WestonCentury Plant, 1977

$3,500

H 10.5 in W 13.375 in

Century Plant

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This vintage silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount. Likely printed in the 1970s. From the collection of Robert K. Byers, who was Brett Weston...

Category

1970s Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dune
Dune

Brett WestonDune, 1934

$7,500

H 9.5 in W 7.5 in

Dune

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount, and again on the back of the mount. Printed in 1961 for inclusion in "Fifteen Photographs" (edition...

Category

1930s Modern Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Garrapata Beach
Garrapata Beach

Brett WestonGarrapata Beach, 1952

$7,500

H 7.625 in W 9.625 in

Garrapata Beach

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount. Accompanied by a sheet that's titled and dated in pencil by Robert K. Byers, a long time friend and...

Category

1950s Modern Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Beech Forest, Holland
Beech Forest, Holland

Brett WestonBeech Forest, Holland, 1972

$2,800

H 10.625 in W 11.5 in

Beech Forest, Holland

By Brett Weston

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount beneath the image. Likely printed in the 1970s. From the collection of Robert K. Byers, who was Brett...

Category

1970s Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paint & Wood Sign

Brett WestonPaint & Wood Sign, 1970

$2,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.5 in W 7.5 in

Paint & Wood Sign

By Brett Weston

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed by Brett Weston. Signed in pencil on recto.

Category

1970s Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cracked Paint, Garrapata

Brett WestonCracked Paint, Garrapata, 1952

$28,000

H 23.5 in W 18.5 in

Cracked Paint, Garrapata

By Brett Weston

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed on the front of the mount. This image is from a Brett Weston portfolio Edition of 25 printed between 1990 - 1991.

Category

20th Century Brett Weston

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Brett Weston Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2026$1,260Black and White Photography, Nude PhotographySilver Gelatin Print1975
$1,260
Average sold price of items in the past 12 months
$1,260-$1,260
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Questions About Brett Weston
  • What did Brett Weston photograph?
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    1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Brett Weston largely photographed landscapes and natural forms like various species of plant. You can see these subjects in his works Dunes, Oceano; Holland Canal; and Mendenhall Glacier. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Brett Weston photographic art.
  • What was Brett Weston known for?
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    1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Brett Weston was best known for his photographs capturing the beauty of landscapes, plants and other parts of nature. The American photographer produced many well-known images, including Dunes, Oceano; Tin Roofs; Underwater Nude; Holland Canal; and Mendenhall Glacier. Find a variety of Brett Weston photographic art on 1stDibs.
  • What type of photographer was Brett Weston?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    American photographer Brett Weston was notably part of the “Group f/64” movement in photography. Founded in the early 1930s by photographers in the San Francisco Bay Area, pictures taken in this movement are characterized by sharp focus and careful framing of the subject matter — a reaction against the prominence of pictorialism at the time. Shop a collection of Brett Weston pieces on 1stDibs.

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