BRETT WESTON - Spanish Village, Spain, 1971
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ARTIST: BRETT WESTON
TITLE: 'Spanish Village, Spain, 1971'
MEDIUM: Vintage Silver Gelatin
IMAGE SIZE: 10 3/4 x 11 5/8 in
DESCRIPTION: This unmounted, vintage silver gelatin print is trimmed to the image edges. Inscribed print verso "Beau" in ink with a post-it note labeled "B Weston'. Robert Byers, Jr. was nick-named Beau as a child, when he knew Brett through frequent family visits and dinners.
From the collection of Robert K. Byers, who was Brett Weston's best friend and longtime traveling companion. Acquired from the artist.
Brett Weston (1911-93) is one of the most accomplished photographers in the medium's history, beginning his career at the age of 14 under the tutelage of his legendary father, Edward Weston. Even in his teens, Brett Weston was at the vanguard of modernism in photography, participating in several group exhibitions that established photography as a distinct art form. Throughout Weston's six-decade relationship with photography, abstraction characterized his style, becoming more visually adventurous over time. The popularity of Weston's striking imagery has grown extensively in our own century.
CONDITION: For a comprehensive condition report, please email info@seagravegallery.com
FRAMES are for reference ONLY, and are NOT included with the lot.
TITLE: 'Spanish Village, Spain, 1971'
MEDIUM: Vintage Silver Gelatin
IMAGE SIZE: 10 3/4 x 11 5/8 in
DESCRIPTION: This unmounted, vintage silver gelatin print is trimmed to the image edges. Inscribed print verso "Beau" in ink with a post-it note labeled "B Weston'. Robert Byers, Jr. was nick-named Beau as a child, when he knew Brett through frequent family visits and dinners.
From the collection of Robert K. Byers, who was Brett Weston's best friend and longtime traveling companion. Acquired from the artist.
Brett Weston (1911-93) is one of the most accomplished photographers in the medium's history, beginning his career at the age of 14 under the tutelage of his legendary father, Edward Weston. Even in his teens, Brett Weston was at the vanguard of modernism in photography, participating in several group exhibitions that established photography as a distinct art form. Throughout Weston's six-decade relationship with photography, abstraction characterized his style, becoming more visually adventurous over time. The popularity of Weston's striking imagery has grown extensively in our own century.
CONDITION: For a comprehensive condition report, please email info@seagravegallery.com
FRAMES are for reference ONLY, and are NOT included with the lot.
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BRETT WESTON - Spanish Village, Spain, 1971
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