Spring

1901, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a young girl standing in a natural outdoor setting. She is facing right and appears to be observing a bush or small tree. The girl is wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved dress, a bonnet, dark stockings, and shoes. There are no visible jewelry or objects in her hands. The background consists of grassy vegetation, leafy branches, and tree trunks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 7.9 × 10 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
    mat: 33.2 × 26.4 cm (13 1/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.264

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    124C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    275

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.

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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. 275.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 124 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034774

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 273.

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-08 A

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967-285-26

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