Inv. No.S-0194
ArtistEdward Westonborn 1886 in Highland Park, ll., USAdied 1958 in Carmel, Calif., USA
Title

"Nude"


45N (Neil)

Year1925 / 1980s (Cole Weston)
Medium

gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard

Dimensions18 x 17 cm
Signature

signed, dated and titled (pencil) on verso (45N)

Comment

A common picture that is well known in millionfold models, sculptural or painted: a putto. Here the attention is drawn solely to the genital of the child.
A fascinating example for the view of a father (Edward Weston) on the body of this not yet sexually active son (Neil).
Fritz Simak

S-0194, "Nude"
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1925
S-0194, Front view
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S-0194, Back view
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1925
S-0194, Back view
S-0223, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1925
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1925
more infoS-0223, Front view
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S-0321, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1934
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1934
more infoS-0321, Front view
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S-0322, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1934
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1934
more infoS-0322, Front view
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S-0430, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1927
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1927
more infoS-0430, Front view
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S-0432, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1936
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1936
more infoS-0432, Front view
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S-1463, Edward Weston, "Nude", 1939
Edward Weston, "Nude", 1939
more infoS-1463, Front view
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