Sun Prints, 5

1887-1894, printed 1895

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a black book cover with a golden sun motif in the upper left quadrant. The cover also features the text "'SUN PRINTS' BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ" in gold lettering in the lower right corner. The background is a textured, dark surface that emphasizes the gold elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 25 platinum prints

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    closed: 34.93 × 30.48 × 3.18 cm (13 3/4 × 12 × 1 1/4 in.)
    open: 34.93 × 61.6 cm (13 3/4 × 24 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.3.1.SunPrints5

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts a man in formal attire. He has a serious expression, a mustache, and light-colored, styled back hair. He is wearing a dark suit with a vest, a white shirt, and a dark bow tie. The background is plain.

My Father

Alfred Stieglitz

1894

The image depicts a countryside landscape with a horizon near the upper third, showing trees and buildings. The picture appears to be a photograph with a monochromatic color palette of grey and brown. In the foreground, a white cow grazes next to a small wooden fence. Clusters of trees and fences lead towards the horizon, where residential buildings are nestled among them. More rooftops and trees can be seen in the distance against a sky with clouds.

Outskirts of Paris

Alfred Stieglitz

1894

The image shows a boy sitting on a set of stone steps. He has short, curly hair and a serious expression. He is wearing a worn jacket over a shirt with missing buttons, and his pants are rolled up on one leg. The background has a textured wall.

Venetian Gamin

Alfred Stieglitz

1894

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Stieglitz; Selma Stieglitz Schubard; private collection; private collection; NGA purchase 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

on second blank page, lower right, in graphite: Alfred Stieglitz, 1895; on last page, top right, in black ink: Selma S. Schubart / to / Georgia O'Keefe [sic] / May '19

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