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Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
WESTON, BRETT (1911-1993) A portfolio titled "Fifteen Photographs of Japan." Silver prints (15), each 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), and the reverse, each mounted to Hi Art Illustration Board measuring 13x15 inches (33x38.1 cm.), each with Weston's signature and date, in pencil, on mount recto. Folio-size folding boards case, gilt-lettered gray cloth; contents loose as issued. 1970
"Ships" "Inlet" "Calligraphy" "Bamboo Forest" "Graffiti" "Pond" "Ice on Rock Face" "Fish" "Gravestone Relief Figure" "Headstone with Lichen" "Reeds" "Stone with Lichen" "Bay" "Architectural Detail" "Facade."
The photographs in the portfolio reflect Weston's nuanced aesthetic, namely his attention to detail and composition. They include: panoramic views of harbors, snow-covered mountains, abstractions of organic forms, architectural details and landscapes.
