Equivalent

probably 1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows elongated vertical shapes and blurred lines cascading downwards. This creates an abstract composition that resembles organic flow. The varying shades of grey give the impression of motion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.6 x 18.3 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
    mount: 48.6 x 38.2 cm (19 1/8 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.919

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    25E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1347

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. 1347.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 25E

Wikidata ID

Q64036051

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the similarities of the cloud patterns and the quality of the processing to those of other prints made in 1930.

Other Collections

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

Collection of Gary B. Sokol

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.914.3

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-100

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Waldo Frank et al., America & Alfred Stieglitz (New York, 1934): pl. 32c (ill., Equivalent—No. 111, 1923)

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