Mittenwald

1886

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a black and white photograph taken from a slightly elevated point of view. It shows a serene body of water with a small rowboat gliding on the surface. The boat, occupied by four individuals, is at the center of the composition. The calm water reflects their silhouette and oars with ripples. The horizon shows the silhouette of rolling hills and mountains. The sky is overcast, casting a diffused light. Some thin reeds emerge from the water close to the viewer. The overall color palette is grayscale, typical of a vintage photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.8 x 15.3 cm (3 7/8 x 6 in.)
    page size: 13.5 x 21.6 cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.20

  • Volume Title

    A Souvenir of Summer, 1886

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    348D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    21

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

Exhibition History

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 21.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64034649

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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