Equivalent

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view looking upward at a cloudy sky. The horizon is not visible, with swirling clouds dominating the composition. In the center, a subtle light source is partially obscured by the thick clouds, creating contrast between light and dark areas. The style is photographic, with soft transitions between the shadows of the clouds, evoking depth. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting of shades of gray and deep blacks, adding to the visual impact of the scene. The blending of light and dark tones enhances the mysterious quality of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.6 x 9.2 cm (4 9/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.1 cm (13 7/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.971

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    175A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1172

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. 1172.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, underlined: Ex 1932
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 175A

Wikidata ID

Q64036172

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, 1949.805 (inscribed: Top / 1926.)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 121, folder 2438 (inscribed: 1++)

Fisk University, Nashville, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, ASC.2012.90

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0091 (inscribed: 1926)

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-31 A (inscribed: A+1 / 1926)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 49.55.26

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 50.856

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 92.1943.2 (inscribed: An Equivalent in a Series of 7 Equivalents A, B, C, D, E, F, G—[1921–1938] / This is B)

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-162

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-97

The Phillips Collection, Washington, no. 1838

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1836

Other Collections

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

Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York

Charles and Alexandra van Horne

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2003.1.8

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.1

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, 2002.08

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, PHO 2003 8 15

Private collection

Private collection (inscribed: Mrs. Waldo Frank; Alma Frank/AS)

Private collection, Washington, DC

Saint Louis Art Museum, 19:1982

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Ph. 368-1982

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2016.101.256

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1932, New York

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. 30a (ill., Equivalent—No. 127, 1924)

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