" . . . the emptiness of the house is terrible . . . I had the illusion that you had just gone to town and would be back in a little while--only for moments the truth flashed through my mind and then the pain and loneliness almost choked me . . ." Tina Modotti revealed these feelings to her former lover, Edward Weston, after his permanent departure from their home. The statement, like her portrait, No. 3, makes clear her sense of abandonment. "Open Doors, Mexico City," 1925, Tina Modotti.
