Equivalent

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays long, ethereal wisps on a dark background. The flowing lines have an abstract quality, resembling cascading veils of smoke or misty clouds. The swirling formations evoke the appearance of fabric in a breeze or distant strands of a waterfall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 x 9.3 cm (4 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27 cm (13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1150

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    164D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1561

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. 1561.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: Top
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 164D

Wikidata ID

Q64036574

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967-285-19 (inscribed: Top / 1934 / C.C.)

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