Equivalent 27B

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an upward view of the sky filled with wispy, elongated clouds. There is no visible horizon. The clouds have soft, flowing forms, resembling gentle brushstrokes. The black and white colors enhance the contrast between the sky and the clouds. In the lower corners, there are small portions of tree branches or foliage visible.

Media Options

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.6 x 18.8 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 52.9 x 39.6 cm (20 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1010

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    25D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

    Learn more

  • Key Set Number

    1513

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

Curious for more Alfred Stieglitz scholarship?

Discover over 1,000 artworks that the artist’s wife Georgia O’Keeffe termed his “Key Set” of prize photographs. Museum scholars have illuminated each work, his career, practices, and lifetime achievements.

Learn about the Key Set

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

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1513.

2010

  • Annear, Judy, ed. Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years. Exh. cat. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: 27
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 25D

Wikidata ID

Q64036266

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1512.

Other Collections

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

Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York

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:

1934, New York (nos. 41–43, as Equivalents A, B, C, 1933)

You may be interested in

Loading Results