Equivalent

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features wispy, feather-like shapes and soft lines sweeping across the composition from the left side to the lower right. The interplay of light and shadow creates an ethereal atmosphere, resembling patterns and textures seen in an overcast sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.7 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1175

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    142B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1118

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. 1118.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: G1 [1 in subscript]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 142B
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036635

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on similarities of the cloud patterns and inscription to those on Key Set numbers 1112, 1113, 1116, and 1117. In 1925 Stieglitz printed several other negatives twice, and mounted them in different orientations (see Key Set numbers 1109, 1110, 1112–1115).

For information about the inscription of this print, see Key Set number 1111.

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