WESTON EDWARD Three fish gourds

Sale 1925 - Lot 44

Unsold

Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000

WESTON, EDWARD<>
Three fish-gourds. Silver print, 7½x9½ inches. 1926

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This composition shows three eels (or fish) made out of gourds and hand painted. They have been placed on a piece of silver paper, reminiscent of moving water, so their tails create an arabesque design. Weston took pleasure in this still life of "juguetes" (toys), noting: "Juguetes have continued to hold my interest. I did three fishes on a silver paper sea,--quite fine in form and technique." The image is reproduced in: "Fotografias de Weston" (1928), p. 17; Conger 26/3 (1982); Bunnell: <