This work of the human body with the model lowering her head and hugging her knees is the best work of the human body in the history of photography. However, with the model lowering her head, we cannot see the beautiful face clearly, and we have no way of knowing the story behind it.
Fortunately, 40 years after the death of photographer Edward · Weston, the gray-haired Wilson revealed the secret in 2008 - this series of human bodies were all shot with her as a model. At that time, she was still holding the framed photo and asked the reporter to take a photo.
When Weston died in 1958, he had only $300 in the bank, but a photo of him sold for $2,500.
Since the 1990s, Weston's photos have been sought after by collectors. Some photos signed and framed by Weston at the time could fetch $50,000 each.
In 1991, an extremely rare photograph of Weston could fetch more than $150,000. By 1998, Weston's "Circus Tent" photo taken in 1924 ( Mexico period) was bought by a collector for $266,500.
In 2008, Sotheby's in New York sold a body photo signed by Edward Weston and taken in 1925 (it should be Modotti based on the time) for $1.609 million.
In 2014, Sotheby's held a special auction of Edward Weston. A photo taken in 1924 and printed by Cole Weston personally sold for US$360,000. Edward Weston's Mexican-era, hand-made classics were far from their market value in an era when silver salt was becoming scarce.
