Equivalent

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays an abstract composition of flowing water or mist, emphasizing motion and texture. The horizon is not visible, with a focus on vertical movement. The style resembles a photograph with a soft focus, featuring smooth, blurred lines suggesting fluid motion. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray, creating contrast. Light and dark tones add depth and a sense of layered movement and energy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 x 9.2 cm (4 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.3 cm (13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.940

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    220A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1125

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

2008

  • Notation, Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Zentrum Für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, 2008

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1125.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 220 A
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: D / 018

Wikidata ID

Q64036105

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.812 (inscribed: Top / A1)

Fisk University, Nashville, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, ASC.2012.93

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-99

The Phillips Collection, Washington, no. 1835

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1838 (inscribed: G1 1925)

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