Equivalent

1930/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a view looking upwards towards a dramatic skyscape. There is no visible horizon, focusing solely on the sky and clouds. The clouds have a rich texture with soft, wispy formations stretching across the frame. The black and white color palette creates a stark contrast between the dark sky and bright clouds. The clouds are fanned out, with denser formations closer to the bottom of the image and more scattered patterns as they extend upwards and outwards.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.9 x 24 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    mount: 46.2 x 56.7 cm (18 3/16 x 22 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1124

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    26E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1349

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. 1349.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 26E

Wikidata ID

Q64036517

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.914.5

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1975-52-1

Location unknown

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