
Selected Images of Point Lobos
A portfolio of two gelatin silver prints depicting the dramatic landscape and rock formations of Point Lobos, California. White's meditative approach to nature photography is evident in the careful composition and tonal range of these works.
- Medium
- Two gelatin silver prints.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
April 4, 2023
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Ansel Adams
American · b. 1902

Adams similarly photographed the California coastal landscape including Point Lobos using gelatin silver prints with exceptional tonal range and dramatic rendering of rock formations and natural light. His zone system approach to black and white photography shares the same meditative precision and reverence for the natural world evident in White's work.

Edward Weston
American · b. 1886

Weston worked extensively at Point Lobos itself, creating iconic gelatin silver prints of the same rock formations and coastal landscapes that White photographed, making him the most direct parallel subject matter wise. His sharp focus and careful composition of natural textures and dramatic geological forms mirror the aesthetic sensibility of this specific portfolio.

Brett Weston
American · b. 1911

Brett Weston continued the tradition of his father by creating gelatin silver prints of California landscapes and coastal rock formations with similarly dramatic contrasts and meditative compositions. His approach to nature photography emphasizes abstract qualities within natural forms, closely echoing the tonal and compositional values present in White's Point Lobos series.
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