Label TextBrett Weston use of sharp focus emphasized shape and the interplay of light and shadow of the materials he captured on camera, creating a depiction of the natural world that appears nearly abstract. These qualities align his work with modernist photography, a style that privileges such formal qualities in a photographic image.
Published ReferencesBrett Weston, "Brett Weston: Voyage of the Eye," Aperture, New York, 1975, ill. p. 84
Published ReferencesBrett Weston, "Brett Weston: Voyage of the Eye," Aperture, New York, 1975, ill. p. 84
DimensionsBoard: 22 x 25 in. (55.9 x 63.5 cm)
Image: 15 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (39.1 x 43.8 cm)
Image: 15 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (39.1 x 43.8 cm)
Accession Number 2025.20
Classificationsphotograph
SignedBrett Weston 1969 (on board l,r, graphite)
Inscriptions755A-1 BW. (u,l verso, blue ink on white tape)
ProvenanceJack and Diane Robinson; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
