Equivalent

1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is taken from a low angle, looking up at a cloudy sky. The horizon is not visible, and the composition features swirling, dark clouds blending into one another. In the bottom right, there are silhouettes of bare tree branches reaching into the sky. The color palette includes deep blacks and muted grays, creating contrast between the clouds and the lighter tones highlighted by the tree outlines. The overall appearance is monochromatic and almost sepia-toned, emphasizing contrasts and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.7 x 27.3 cm (13 11/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1072

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    175E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1335

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. 1335.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Ex 1932
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 175E
by later hands, on mount, upper right verso, in brown pencil, underlined: 8; lower right verso, in graphite: X

Wikidata ID

Q64036398

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2016.101.250

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

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