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1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an aerial view looking directly down at a vast formation of swirling clouds filling the frame. The horizon is not visible. The clouds exhibit contrast between light and shadow, emphasizing their dynamic texture. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting of shades of black, gray, and white. There are no discernible landforms or objects, allowing the viewer to focus on the interplay of light and shadow across the clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 x 9.1 cm (4 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1016

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    144D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1275

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. 1275.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 144D

Wikidata ID

Q64036274

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The patterns of the clouds and the stark contrast in this photograph and Key Set numbers 1272, 1273, and 1274 are characteristic of other prints made in 1929.

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