Surf, North Coast

1937

Edward Weston

Associated Names
Edward Weston

Artist, American, 1886 - 1958

The image shows an aerial view of waves on a shoreline. The horizon is not visible. The waves create patterns with frothy lines horizontally. The water's texture is highlighted through light and shadow contrast, emphasizing ripples and foam. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and gray. Dark patches of wet sand or rock are close by, contrasting with bright water surfaces in the distance. The waves continue rhythmically beyond the frame.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.4 × 24.3 cm (7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in.)
    mount: 35.6 × 39.4 cm (14 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, New York, 24 April 2006, lot 10); (Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, April 2006; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: EW 1937; on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Surf, No. Coast. / Edward Weston 1937; possibly by artist, top left in graphite: [illegible] 0-2G / '37; lower right: 46.205.2

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