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Dunes, Oceano

1936

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 19.1 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 33.4 x 40.6 cm (13 1/8 x 16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2001.92
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Edward Weston’s views of the dunes near Oceano, California, were a definitive break from earlier, more narrative depictions of Western landscapes.

Description

Weston's images hover between representation, abstraction, and metaphor. His sharply focused view of this natural phenomenon becomes a rhythmic design of darks and lights, gentle curves, and crisp edges. The hills of sand echo the waves of the sea, visible at the top of the picture, and engulf the viewer in their sensuous undulations.

Dunes, Oceano

1936

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
America

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