Eva Herrmann

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image captures the full upper body of a woman, standing with her arms raised and her hands resting on the back of her head. She is not wearing any clothing, and her face is partially in shadow with a slight smile. Her hair is dark and appears to be pulled back. The background shows an outdoor setting with grass and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 × 7.8 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
    mount: 31.7 × 24.7 cm (12 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.635

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    200D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1141

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. 2, cat. 1141.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 200D

Wikidata ID

Q64035347

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1139.

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