20th Century Photography: The Emergence of Modernism

1 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Let's Play Hookey," 1911 Platinum print on paper mounted to a thin brown board mount Signed lower right in pencil on the mount, lower right: E. Weston; dated on the image lower right; signed again in pencil, on the mount, verso Image/Sheet: 6" H x 4.5" W; Mount: 9" H x 6.25" W Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

2 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Enrique," 1919 Palladium print on paper Unsigned Image/Sheet: 9.5" H x 7.125" W; Mount: 20" H x 16" W Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

3 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Bathing Pool," 1919 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, and dated in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston; signed and titled again, numbered, inscribed, and with the purple Københavns Fotografiske Amatør-Klub ink stamp (Denmark), all verso Image/Sheet: 9.625" H x 7.5" H; Mount: 18" H x 14" W Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000

4 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Prologue To A Sad Spring," 1920 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, dated, and with a notation in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston / OX each; initialed and with a notation in pencil, verso: E.W. / 2; signed again, twice, and titled, dated, and with notations in ink on an exhibition label affixed to the verso of the mount: March 1920 Image/Sheet: 9.375" H x 7.375" W; Mount: 18" H x 14" W Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000

5 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Undulating Sand [Mather On Beach]," 1923 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, and dated in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston; signed and dated again, inscribed and with notations in pencil, all verso: California Image/Sheet: 6.875" H x 9.187" W; Mount: 18" H x 14" W Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000

6 Dorothea Lange 1895-1965 Portrait Of Ruth Alden Langdon, 1921 Gelatin silver print on paper tipped to a thin board mount, as issued Signed and dated in pencil on the mount, at right: Dorothea Lange; inscribed in pencil, presumably in another hand on the mount, verso: Florence Dunnum [sic] / S.F. Society Image/Sheet: 8.125" H x 6" W; Mount: 9" H x 6.375" W Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

7 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Little Boy In My Studio [Neil]," 1922 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, and dated in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston; with a notation in pencil on the mount, verso: 30 Image/Sheet: 9.5" H x 7.312" W; Mount: 18 " H x 14" W Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

8 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Monna Alfau," 1924 Gelatin silver print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Unsigned Image/Sheet: 3.75" H x 2.75" W; Mount: 14" H x 11" W Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

9 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Palma Cuernavaca, Mexico," 1924 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed and dated in pencil on the mount, at right: Edward Weston Image/Sheet: 9.5" H x 7.5" W; Mount: 17" H x 13" W Estimate: $100,000 - $200,000

10 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Cuernavaca," 1925 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the mount, at right: Edward Weston; signed, titled, and dated again in pencil, verso: Nov. 1925 Image/Sheet: 9.625" H x 7.25" W; Mount: 18.625" H x 14.125" W Estimate: $100,000 - $200,000

11 Edward Weston 1886-1958 "Chayotes," 1924 Palladium print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston / Mexico; with a notation in pencil at the upper left corner of the mount, verso: 35 Image/Sheet: 7.5" H x 9.625" W; Mount: 18" H x 14" W Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000

12 Edward Weston 1886-1958 Untitled [Nude], 1923 Gelatin silver print on paper hinged to a thin board mount Signed, dated, and with a notation in pencil at the lower edge of the mount: Edward Weston / "B + O" Image/Sheet: 9.5" W x 7.5" W; Mount: 18" H x 13.875" W Estimate: $100,000 - $200,000