Xochimilco

Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958)

1926

Medium/TechniquePhotograph, platinum or palladium print

DimensionsSheet: 19.2 x 24.4 cm (7 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Mount: 41 x 44.5 cm (16 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

Credit LineThe Lane Collection

Accession number2017.1726

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ClassificationsPhotographs

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InscriptionsVerso pt: Edward Weston/Xochimilco 1926; on mt below pt l.: E W 1/50; l. corner: (erased) “Nopales”; r.: Edward Weston/Xochimilco 1926; verso mt u.l.: 11Mi/1500/(WHL) 1926/Nopales/E W ‘39 (whose?)/cactus WHL (WHL, circled)

ProvenanceBetween 1967 and 1973, sold by the family of the artist to William H. Lane (b. 1914 - d. 1995) and Saundra B. Lane, Lunenburg, MA; 2016, gift of Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)