Apple Tree

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a tree in front of a building with a wooden exterior. The image captures a section of a tree with multiple thick branches extending upwards, and it is positioned in front of an outbuilding that features horizontal wooden siding and a gable roof. The texture of the tree’s bark is rough and prominently highlighted by the lighting in the photograph. In the background, the simple architecture of the building is defined, including a partially open door and a diagonal X pattern—a barn door design. The scene is in grayscale. The contrasting textures between the tree's bark and the smoothness of the building's siding create visual interest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23 × 18.8 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 55.1 × 46.1 cm (21 11/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.481

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    18B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    702

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. 702.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 18 - B

Wikidata ID

Q64035020

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