Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs
In Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2, Daile Kaplan appraises 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston photographs.
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Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
In Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2, Daile Kaplan appraises 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston photographs.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This is a picture of my mother; it was taken in 1941 by Edward Weston; he was visiting a school that my father and mother were running, called the Highlander Folk School.
He took three photographs of my mom.
This one here, another one which is used as an illustration in the Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and this 4x5 print here.
Soon after he left, he gave these other four pictures to my mother, and they've been in the family ever since.
APPRAISER: Well, when we think about Edward Weston, we're talking about one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, someone who really perfected the art of fine art photography, and in fact was awarded the first Guggenheim fellowship as a photographer in 1937.
GUEST: I didn't know that.
APPRAISER: What Weston used was a large-format, 8x10 inch view camera, and a smaller-format camera that, as we look at these pictures, we see render the images in the finest detail, the highest detail.
And he was a master printer in the dark room, so the photographic prints have a warmth and a beautiful tonality that reflects the highest level of photographic expression and aesthetics.
They're signed and dated and mounted by Edward Weston, which is the presentation that we hope to see.
These pictures are from New Mexico, on the left, and Death Valley on the right.
And Death Valley again in the center of the table.
Here we see Edward Weston working at the school in Tennessee, which was called the Highlander Folk School.
And we get a sense of the artist at work in this photo, but we don't know who made this photo.
The picture of your mom is mounted, and we can see that the mount does have some condition issues along the edges, some browning, some foxing.
That photo is initialed by Edward Weston.
At auction, if these prints were to be offered as a single lot, my estimate would be $15,000 to $25,000.
GUEST: Okay, I'm impressed.
Appraisal: 1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 37s | Appraisal: 1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin (2m 37s)
Appraisal: 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry Oil Paintings with Sketch
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry Oil Paintings with Sketch (2m 53s)
Appraisal: 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 35s | Appraisal: 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar (1m 35s)
Appraisal: Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 43s | Appraisal: Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900 (1m 43s)
Appraisal: Alton Trevaise Art Glass Vase, ca. 1907
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 21s | Appraisal: Alton Trevaise Art Glass Vase, ca. 1907 (21s)
Appraisal: American Pond Yacht, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 25s | Appraisal: American Pond Yacht, ca. 1900 (25s)
Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 19s | Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter (2m 19s)
Appraisal: Armin Carl Hansen 'Before the Wind' Oil, ca. 1920
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 58s | Appraisal: Armin Carl Hansen 'Before the Wind' Oil, ca. 1920 (1m 58s)
Appraisal: Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 35s | Appraisal: Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring (3m 35s)
Appraisal: Barnes Tool Co. Table Saw, ca. 1890
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 32s | Appraisal: Barnes Tool Co. Table Saw, ca. 1890 (32s)
Appraisal: Caughley Porcelain 'Toy' Service, ca. 1780
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: Caughley Porcelain 'Toy' Service, ca. 1780 (2m 55s)
Appraisal: Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal (1m 3s)
Appraisal: Duck Decoys Attributed to Chris Powers, ca. 1950
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Duck Decoys Attributed to Chris Powers, ca. 1950 (1m 3s)
Appraisal: English Memorial Bracelet, ca. 1885
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 43s | Appraisal: English Memorial Bracelet, ca. 1885 (43s)
Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1830
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 31s | Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1830 (31s)
Appraisal: French Liqueur Decanter Glass Set, ca. 1890
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 18s | Appraisal: French Liqueur Decanter Glass Set, ca. 1890 (18s)
Appraisal: Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 33s | Appraisal: Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880 (33s)
Appraisal: Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 12s | Appraisal: Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900 (3m 12s)
Appraisal: Louis Floutier Oil Painting, ca. 1920
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 39s | Appraisal: Louis Floutier Oil Painting, ca. 1920 (39s)
Appraisal: Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885 (2m 23s)
Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880 (2m 16s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 18s | Appraisal: Rockford Watch Co. Watch, ca. 1895 (1m 18s)
Appraisal: Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1910
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 12s | Appraisal: Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1910 (2m 12s)
Appraisal: White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame (2m 25s)
Appraisal: WWII Leather Blood Chit
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 45s | Appraisal: WWII Leather Blood Chit (45s)
Appraisal: 1976 Frank Sinatra-signed Letter
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: 1976 Frank Sinatra-signed Letter (4m 2s)
Appraisal: George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 58s | Appraisal: George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch, ca. 1955 (2m 58s)
Appraisal: 1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: 1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn (2m 34s)
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