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LH
Leaf, Hawaii
1982 · gelatin silver print
Image: 30.9 x 27.2 cm (12 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Brett Weston
American, 1911
PhotographyGeometric Abstraction
Representation
None documented
20
Institutional Exhibitions
144
Works in Collection
240
Assets Indexed
4
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Publications Referenced
90%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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American Landscapes
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
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Reinstallation of the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
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Art of the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
No image
Photography: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973
About
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Brett Weston was an American photographer known for stark, formally precise black-and-white images that emphasize geometric abstraction and tonal range. The son of pioneering modernist photographer Edward Weston, he developed his own vision through sharp-focus landscapes, still lifes, and architectural studies made primarily in the American West. His work, rooted in the f/64 Group aesthetic of his father's generation, refined that approach toward increasingly austere composition and luminous print quality. Weston's photographs privilege form and light over narrative or documentary content.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Mar 2026 | $800 – $1,200 | $400 | |
| Artsy | Mar 2025 | $1,500 – $2,500 | Unsold |
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