Springtime

1943

Edward Weston

Associated Names
Edward Weston

Artist, American, 1886 - 1958

This is a photograph of a wooden exterior wall with a window displaying a sculpture or painting. The photograph features a rustic setting with a focus on textures and light contrasts. The wooden wall is weathered and lined with planks, showing grain patterns. There is a brick structure on the left side, partly covered by leaves from a climbing plant. Inside the window is a representation of a nude figure seen through a mesh screen, with shadows casting across it. Below the window is a small roof structure with pairs of shoes or clog-like objects on it. The photograph is composed in grayscale, emphasizing light, texture, and shadow.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher and Beverly With, Washington, DC; Gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Lower right, on mount, in graphite: EW 1943; on verso, upper right in graphite: N43-CH-1; center in graphite: Edward Weston 1943 / "Springtime"

Wikidata ID

Q64147314

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