Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958)
Carmelita Maracci, 1937
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1940s, flush-mounted and tipped to a slick white board, initialed 'EW' and dated '1935' in pencil on the board; signed, titled, dated in pencil and blue 'Bureau de Paris Batignolles' stamp on board verso, framed.
'Portraits by Weston taken during the period of his Guggenheim fellowships are rare. Also known as Carlotta Grisi, she was an accomplished modern dancer who knew Weston in Santa Monica.' (Conger, fig. 1172)
4 5/8 x 3 5/8in
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1940s, flush-mounted and tipped to a slick white board, initialed 'EW' and dated '1935' in pencil on the board; signed, titled, dated in pencil and blue 'Bureau de Paris Batignolles' stamp on board verso, framed.
'Portraits by Weston taken during the period of his Guggenheim fellowships are rare. Also known as Carlotta Grisi, she was an accomplished modern dancer who knew Weston in Santa Monica.' (Conger, fig. 1172)
4 5/8 x 3 5/8in
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,400 - 9,600
€7,500 - 11,000
£6,400 - 9,600
€7,500 - 11,000
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Acquired by the present owner from Kim Weston, 2005
Literature:
Amy Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, fig. 1172, there dated 1937; Edward Weston, 1886-1958, Taschen, 1999, p. 188
Category: Fine Art / Photographs
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