EDWARD WESTON SUPERB NAUTILUS SILVER GELATIN PRINT RARE
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EDWARD WESTON SUPERB FRAMED NAUTILUS ICONIC SILVER GELATIN PRINT: Edward WestonNautilus, 1927 Silver Gelatin Print Dry Mounted to 100% Rag, Acid Free Mount 10 x 8 inches: Silver Gelatin Print size18 x 16 inches: Frame SizeSigned in Pencil on Verso: "Cole Weston"Verso Stamped and Pencil Signed: "Negative by Edward Weston Print by Cole Weston"Framed in black wood frame with bright white mat In excellent condition, framed Provenance: Weston Gallery, CA (label verso)Private Collection, Acquired from the above, c. 1990This Silver Gelatin Weston Nautilus Print was made from an Original Negative by Edward Weston, and printed by Cole Weston during Cole Weston's lifetime. The Ed Weston Silver Gelatin Nautilus Work in this eBay Lot is in superb condition; the surface pristine and importantly, blemish free. This Work is Stamped on the Verso: "Negative by Edward Weston Print by Cole Weston". and Hand-Signed in pencil by Cole Weston, Mr. Weston's Son. This iconic Weston Nautilus Work can be purchased for a fraction of the six figure price of a Vintage Shell Work by Weston. For reference, a vintage 1927 Nautilus impression achieved $1,105,000 USD at Sotheby's NY on 10/15/07; LOT 18; estimate $600,000-$900,000. The following is Description is stated in the Sotheby's NY Lot Description for Lot 18, the Vintage "Nataulis" Print by Edward Weston: "Edward Weston's single gleaming nautilus shell before a plain dark background, exemplifies the apex of his achievement as a photographer. The image's deceptively simple composition belies the complexity of its conception and its making, the years of evolution in Weston's own vision and the countless trials with objects before his camera. The trajectories of Weston's career --from his Tropico days as a studio portraitist, to his experiments with light and form in Mexico --culminate in this single image. One of the most recognizable photographs ever made, the Nautilus deserves its wide and far-ranging reputation: as a benchmark of modernism in the history of photography, and in the broader category of 20th-century art as a whole." The Catalogue also states: "In Weston's lifetime, the Nautilus was included in his most important exhibitions: in the influential Film und Foto in Stuttgart in 1929, the only shell photograph among his 20 submissions; in his Delphic Studios gallery exhibition in 1930, his first one-person show in New York City; in the Vienna venue of Film und Foto that same year; and in the photographer's definitive retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in 1946. " The Lot description continues: "Since Weston's death in 1958, it (Nautilus) has been featured in innumerable exhibitions and books devoted to both Weston and to photography as a whole. For many, it is synonymous with the word photography itself. In a world inundated with photographic imagery, its particular resonance continues. In his daybook for 29 October 1930, Weston records a letter from Charles Sheeler, who had attended the Delphic Studios show. After thanking Weston for bringing his work in New York, Sheeler added, 'It must always be encouraging to those who insist that photography should stay within the bounds of the medium to witness such an outstanding demonstration as you have given that the medium is adequate." "Upon Weston's return to California after his sojourn in Mexico in 1927, he devoted himself to a series of photographs of shells. Weston found the subject matter deeply inspiring, writing that their perfect shapes combined sensuality with 'the deepest spiritual significance: indeed it is this very combination of the physical and the spiritual in a shell like the Chambered Nautilus, which makes it such an abstract of life' (The Flame of Recognition, p. 24)." "The shell stands in luminous relief against the deep black background, the striations of its exterior as well as its nacreous interior described with precise delicacy on the matte-surface paper that Weston favored in 1927. By isolating the shell, and rendering it with such intensity, Weston has transcended photographic documentation to create an image that operates on a higher level of representation." With respect to the Work offered in this lot, Cole Weston, Edward Weston's youngest son, created Silver Gelatin Prints from Edward Weston's Negatives for approximately forty years. Each Silver Gelatin Print that Cole Weston authorized and printed was made according to Edward Weston's specifications, created in the same format as his Father's Original Negatives. Importantly, in 1988, Cole Weston ceased printing Works from Edward Weston's Negatives, and the entire group of Edward Weston Negatives are now stored at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, and are not available for further printing. An extraordinary opportunity to purchase a million dollar iconic image for a small fraction, and importantly also know that it is not a reproduction nor poster. This is a GUARANTEED Authentic Silver Gelatin Work by EDWARD WESTON signed by the Artist's Son, Cole Weston. levenefineartltd, a Fine Art Dealer for over 25 years, was an Original Charter Member of Sothebys.com Online Auctions and accordingly was required to Guarantee Authenticity of all Fine Art sold on the Sothebys.com site. We continue to provide this same Guarantee of Authenticity for all the Fine Art we offer on eBay. levenefineartltd was founded by Joseph K. Levene, previously President of the NY Office of Petersburg Press, Inc., the Fine Arts Publisher. Mr. Levene was also a Director of an e-commerce business at artnet.com. We sell and professionally pack and ship Works Internationally. We welcome any questions you may have about this Lot or any others offered on eBay, including Price, Description and/or Condition; please email joelevene@aol.com and we will reply promptly.
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