EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958)

Tina on the Azotea

细节
EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958)
Tina on the Azotea
Gelatin silver print. 1924. Dated and annotated Mexico D.7. in pencil on the verso.
3¾ x 2 7/8in. (9.6 x 7.3cm.)
出版
See: Mora and Hill, Edward Weston: Forms of Passion, p. 89; Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs, fig. 129; Stebbins, Weston's Westons: Portraits and Nudes, pl. 11 and back cover; also see: Maddow, Edward Weston, n.p. for another image from the series.

拍品专文

After a day of studying the clouds in July 1924, Weston turned his camera to Tina, "My eyes and thoughts were turned heavenward indeed - until, glancing down, I saw Tina lying naked on the azotea taking a sun-bath. My cloud 'sitting' was ended, my camera turned down toward a more earthly theme, and a series of interestng negatives was obtained. Having just examined them again I am enthusiastic and feel that this is the best series of nudes I have done of Tina." (Daybooks I. Mexico, p. 83.)

The uncovering of contact prints of which there may be two others from this series revealed Weston's use of a smaller format camera, where it was previously thought that these pictures were from a larger 8 x 10 negative. Contact prints from this series are rare.