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Edward Weston Photography

American, 1886-1958

Edward Weston was an American photographer and cofounder of Group f/64. Most of his work was done using an 8-by-10-inch view camera.

In 1902, Weston received his first camera for his 16th birthday, a Kodak Bull's-Eye #2, and began taking photographs in parks in Chicago and at his aunt's farm. The young Weston met with quick success, and his photographs were already being exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute merely a year later, in 1903. Weston worked mainly with nudes, still life — his shells and vegetable studies were especially important — and landscape subjects. After a few exhibitions of his works in New York, he went on to found Group f/64 in 1932 with fellow photographers Ansel Adams, Willard van Dyke and others. Weston became the first photographer ever to be selected for the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1937.

Stricken with Parkinson's disease, Weston made his last photographs at Point Lobos, California, in 1948. A 50th-anniversary portfolio of his work, printed by his son Brett, was published in 1952. Edward Weston died in his house on Wildcat Hill in Carmel, California, on January 1, 1958.

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Period: 1930s
Artist: Edward Weston
Kelp ~ 12K
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled and dated with artists reference number and stamped on the back of the mount. Printed and signed by Cole Weston.
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Meyer’s Ranch
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled and dated with artists reference number and stamped on the back of the mount and signed by Cole Weston. This piece was loaned to Art in Embassies tour.
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Juniper, Lake Tenaya
By Edward Weston
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Juniper, Lake Tenaya Gelatin silver print, 1937 Unsigned Edward Weston Estate stamp verso (see photo) A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward, printed in...
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1930s American Modern Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pepper 30P
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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 ...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pepper 30P
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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 ...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Charis, Santa Monica
By Edward Weston
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Charis, Santa Monica" is a photograph by Edward Weston. It has the artist stamp on verso, “Negative by Edward Weston print by Cole Weston”. The framed photograph measures 15 1/4 x 1...
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1930s Modern Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancers Legs 62N
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel, CA
Printed by Edward Weston's son Cole Weston. Signed and Stamped on Verso. Very good condition.
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dante's View, Death Valley
By Edward Weston
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dante's View, Death Valley Gelatin silver print, 1938 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo) A lifetime printing by Brett Weston (1953-19...
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1930s American Modern Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Coolidge Dam, Arizona
By Edward Weston
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Coolidge Dam, Arizona Gelatin silver print, 1938 Unsigned A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward Edition of 5 or 6 examples Weston negative Numbered verso: "843" on reverse (see photo) photographer's estate stamp, verso (see photo) LITERATURE: C. Wilson, "Edward Weston," California Arts and Architecture, vol. 30, January 1941, p. 16 A. Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, The Center for Creative Photography, 1992, fig. 1206. Label: The Photographs of Edward Weston/Arizona Board of Regents label affixed to paper folder. (see photo) Provenance: Edward Weston Estate Arizona Board of Regents Robert B. Egelston (1930-2016), noted photography collector Condition: Overall very good condition. Chipping and bumping in the margins at extreme edges and corners of sheet, not affecting the image. Sheet is loose; not framed. Sheet size/Image size: 8 x 10 inches Edward Weston description of printing in 1953-54 In 1945 Edward Weston began to experience the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which slowly progressed until by 1948, he took his last photograph. By the second half of 1952, Weston decided he should select a master set of his best work. Out of his approximately 3000 negatives, he would pick 1000 and have Brett Weston print...
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1930s American Modern Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Driftwood Stump
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number on back of mount. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston on back of mount. Inscribed. Printed later by Cole Weston from t...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shell and Rock Arrangement ~ 15S
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. Negative Code 15S.
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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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...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Adhesive, Silver Gelatin

Yosemite Mists
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number on back of mount. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston on back of mount. Inscribed. Printed later by Cole Weston from ...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Meyer's Ranch, Yosemite
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.
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Glass & Lily
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 from the original negative by Cole ...
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1930s Edward Weston Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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Signed EW 1/50 under image at lower left on mount. Full signature and date lower right bottom of mount. Printed in the 1930s. Artist reference number: 10K.
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    Edward Weston (1886 - 1958) is best known for his photographs of nudes, natural forms and landscapes, which are largely focused on the American West. His highly detailed photographs have a captivating, dark tone. Weston the first photographer to earn a Guggenheim Fellowship and was best known for using an 8×10 view camera, primarily for his black and white "landscape-like." Shop a selection of Edward West pieces from some of the world's top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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