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gelatin silver print, mounted on cardboard

signed (pencil) on front, stamp on verso

Beginning in the 1950s, Brett Weston's style changed dramatically and was characterized by high-contrast, abstract paintings. The subjects he chose were largely similar to those that interested him early in his career: plant leaves, knotted roots, and tangled seaweed. He mostly focused on close-ups and abstracted details.
In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, Weston spent much of his time in Hawaii, where he owned two homes. He traveled back and forth between the two homes, taking photographs along the way. "In that environment I found everything I wanted to interpret photographically about the world."
(Brett Weston Archive)

The image shows a section of nature with abstract effect. The form changes into an abstract pattern due to the narrow detail. See also "Hot House Plants" by Brett Weston: A detail of Nature where the objects are still standing for themselves.
(Fritz Simak)