Point Lobos

1944

Edward Weston

Associated Names
Edward Weston

Artist, American, 1886 - 1958

The image shows a rocky landscape with various textures, including rocks, trees, and shrubs. The terrain is rough and uneven, with a mix of boulders, rocky outcrops, and vegetation. The scene is captured from a slightly elevated point of view, in black and white, emphasizing the details of the natural landscape. Twisted trees are present, adding to the overall ruggedness of the environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.37 × 24.13 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 35.56 × 39.37 cm (14 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.146.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of Dody Weston Thompson; (sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 3 April 2012, lot 78); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mount lower right below image in graphite: EW 1944; on verso, by artist, along top in graphite: Property of Dody Warren Edward Weston / 1944 / Point Lobos; by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: PL44-L-2

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