Sea Fowl and Rock, Point Reyes

1942

Edward Weston

Associated Names
Edward Weston

Artist, American, 1886 - 1958

The image shows a dead bird on a textured surface. The bird is lying on its back, with its head tilted to the left side. The palette is monochromatic, with grayscale tones highlighting the contrast between the bird's feathers and the background. The bird is centrally positioned, slightly towards the upper left, with its head pointing towards the top left corner, and the ground textures create a flowing pattern around it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.3 × 24.2 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 28.7 × 36.5 cm (11 5/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.170

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Weston, Carmel, CA; Frederick Sommer, Prescott, AZ; Stephen Aldrich, Prescott, AZ; Andrew Roth, Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, New York; Nancy Richardson, New York; (sale, Sotheby's, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Edward Weston 1942

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