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Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts the torso of a person wearing a wet, dark outfit with light-colored buttons at the neckline. The person's hands are on their hips. The background is blurry, with uneven ground, implying an outdoor setting near water. The person's arms are bare, and no facial features or head are visible in the photo.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 x 8.5 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.608

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    233D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    696

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

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. 696.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 233 D

Wikidata ID

Q64035288

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 49.55.23

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