Dec 13, 2011 - Sale 2265

Sale 2265 - Lot 72

Price Realized: $ 6,480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958)/WESTON, COLE (1919-2003)
"Pepper No. 30." Silver print, 9 1/4x7 1/4 inches (23.5x18.4 cm.), with the "Negative by Edward Weston" hand stamp and Cole's signature, the title, date, and negative number, in pencil, on mount verso. 1930; printed 1970s

Additional Details

The Art of Edward Weston, 5.
Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition, 35.
Supreme Instants: The Photography of Edward Weston, 150.
Edward Weston: Photographs, 606/1930.
According to Amy Conger, Weston took at least 30 negatives of peppers in August 1930. Weston used a tin funnel to hold the pepper, which created a sinuous contour and replaced the white cardboard or muslin backdrop.