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Big Sur Coast

1981

Brett Weston

Associated Names

Brett Weston

Artist, American, 1911 - 1993

The image shows a coastal landscape with a beach, ocean, and cliffs. The horizon is high in the picture, with textured clouds in the sky. Waves gently wash onto the sand, and a creek meanders towards the ocean. The ocean's surface reflects light, contrasting with shadowed land. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing light and shadow. Mist rises from the cliffs in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift from the Christian Keesee Collection
Dimensions

image/sheet: 27.1 × 33.1 cm (10 11/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
mount: 38.1 × 45.7 cm (15 × 18 in.)
Accession Number

2023.156.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christian Keesee/Brett Weston Archive, Oklahoma City, OK; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Keesee, Christian

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on mount in graphite: Brett Weston 1981; on verso, by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: 03705.80

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