Mittenwald

1886

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a grassy hill sloping downwards into the distance. On the right, a man and a woman are standing next to a rustic log cabin. The woman is wearing a long dress and a hat and holding a walking stick, while the man is in a suit, bowler hat, and holding a walking stick as well. The horizon sits just above them, dividing the land from the sky. In the background on the left, there are more small wooden structures and trees, leading to a vast sky. The image is styled photographically with a soft, sepia-toned effect from natural light and shadow play, giving a nostalgic feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.6 x 15.2 cm (3 3/4 x 6 in.)
    page size: 13.5 x 21.6 cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.14

  • Volume Title

    A Souvenir of Summer, 1886

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    347B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    22

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 22.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on fly leaf, lower left verso, in black ink: A souvenir of "Summer, 1886," / to the family. / Alfred

Wikidata ID

Q64034643

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the album in which this photograph appears, see Key Set number 14.

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