Front / Recto
- Title Boat, San Francisco
- Negative Date 1925
- Print Date 1925
- Medium Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions Image 9 5/16 x 7 9/16" (23.7 x 19.2 cm)Mount 10 1/4 x 7 9/16" (26 x 19.2 cm)
- Place Taken San Francisco
- Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Grace M. Mayer Fund
- MoMA Accession Number 1907.2001
- Copyright © 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.
Back / Verso
- Mount Type Mount (original)
- Marks and Inscriptions Signed in pencil on mount recto, bottom right: Edward Weston/S. F. 1925. Inscribed in blue pen on mount verso, top left: 4. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, top center: WESTON [erased]. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, top right: 51470 [or S1470] [erased]. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, bottom right: EWP 111.
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Provenance
The artist, Los Angeles; by inheritance to the artist's family; by inheritance to Wes Longstreth [1]; purchased by Lee Gallery, Winchester, Mass., 1999 [2] ; purchased by Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco, May 1999 [3]; to Michael Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco [4]; purchased by Thomas Walther, June 16, 1999 [5]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] Ben Ogilvyu (Lee Gallery), email to Audrey Sands, August 18, 2014.
[2] Ibid.; and Paul Hertzmann, email to Maria Morris Hambourg, August 15, 2014.
[3] Michael Shapiro, e-mail to Simon Bieling, April 13, 2005; and Hertzmann, email to Hambourg. Paul Hertzmann is a private art dealer.
[4] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 25; and Shapiro Gallery inventory no. 5392.
[5] Shapiro Gallery invoice no. 99-78, June 16, 1999.
Surface
- Surface Sheen Matte
- Techniques Mount Retouching (additive) Contact print
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PTM
Detail view of the recto of the artwork made using reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) software, which exaggerates subtle surface details and renders the features of the artwork plainly visible. Department of Conservation, MoMA -
Micro-raking
Raking-light close-up image, as shot. Area of detail is 6.7 x 6.7 mm. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Raking-light close-up image, processed. Processing included removal of color, equalization of the histogram, and sharpening, all designed to enhance visual comparison. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Paper Material
- Format Unknown
- UV Fluorescence Recto negative Verso no data
- Fiber Analysis No fiber data available
- Material Techniques Developing-out paper
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XRF
This work was determined to be a gelatin silver print via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry.
The following elements have been positively identified in the work, through XRF readings taken from its recto and verso (or from the mount, where the verso was not accessible):
- Recto: Al, P, S, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba, Pb
- Mount: Mg, Al, Si, S, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Zn, Sr, Pb
The graphs below show XRF spectra for three areas on the print: two of the recto—from areas of maximum and minimum image density (Dmax and Dmin)—and one of the verso or mount. The background spectrum represents the contribution of the XRF instrument itself. The first graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the lower energy range (0 to 8 keV). The second graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the higher energy range (8 to 40 keV).
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Mg, Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Ag, Ba
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Mn, Fe, Zn, Sr, Ag, Pb
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