White Sands, New Mexico

1941

Edward Weston

Associated Names
Edward Weston

Artist, American, 1886 - 1958

The image shows a desert landscape with a large sand dune rising like a wave at the center. The horizon is low, with a vast sky filled with dramatic clouds in varying textures and densities. The grayscale clouds sweep across the upper section, showing interactions of light and shadow. Ground texturing in the foreground contrasts with the smooth lines of the sand dune. The color palette is mostly monochromatic, emphasizing the light and shadow play in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.2 × 24.4 cm (7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.3 × 38.3 cm (13 1/2 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.47.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Danziger Gallery, New York); (Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, NM); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, October 2008; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: EW 1941; on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Edward Weston 1941 / "White Sands, N.M."; lower left inverted: 13 1/2 15; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: NM41-WS-2; bottom center: EW1235; bottom right: NO MAT 153605

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