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Edward Weston Portrait 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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Artist: Edward Weston
Pulqueria, Mexico, 1926
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Museo De Arte Moderno, Mexico Bosque De Chapultepec, Exposicion Inaugural El Dia 20 De Septiembre De 1964’ stamp on verso with artist, title, collection, EW birth/death date, number,...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Sisters In 18th C. Costume, 1909
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the print.
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cypress Root, Pebble Beach - 23T
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. Negative code '23T' which is now housed and retir...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Neil as a young boy
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Unsigned. Stamp on back from the private collection of Cole Weston. The Weston Gallery is owned by Matthew (grandson of Edward Weston) and his wife Davi Weston and we've been dealing in fine art photography since 1975! Edward Weston (1886 – 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder of Group f/64. Most of his work was done using an 8 by 10 inch view camera. In 1902, he received his first camera for his sixteenth 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...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Platinum

Neil, 1925
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. Negative Code 25PO. Printed later by Cole West...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Exposition of Dynamic Symmetry
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Code and information in unknown hand (possibly Dody Weston) on back of print. Authenticated by the Cole Weston trust on back of print. Unmounted. Early print.
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tina, Glendale, 1922
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. Printed later by Cole Weston from the original...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Neil Weston, 1933
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Initialed and dated mount recto.
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

William Edmondson, Sculptor, Tennessee
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. Printed later by Cole Weston from the original...
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

William Edmondson, Sculptor, Tennessee
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Initialed ‘EW”. From Edward Weston 50th Anniversary Portfolio printed by Brett Weston circa 1952.
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20th Century Edward Weston Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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    Famed American photographer Edward Weston was based in California, where he moved when he was 21 from his native Illinois. From there, he developed his trailblazing career that has won him dedicated fans worldwide. Shop a collection of expertly-vetted Edward Weston photography from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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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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    Edward Weston primarily did landscape and nature photography, but he also produced a number of nudes. He is well known for his methodical approach to composition and his use of focus. Shop a collection of Edward Weston photographic art on 1stDibs.
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    Photographer Edward Weston was best-known for his photos of natural forms, landscapes and nudes. His approach was to take a large-format camera and create sharply focused black and white photographs with no effects used to change the images. His art is known as straight photography and helped change the way photographers of that era expressed their vision. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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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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