Self-Portrait, Cortina

1890, printed 1895/1896

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a man lying on a set of stone steps. He is reclined with his legs extended, one knee slightly bent, and his arms positioned behind his head, using his forearms as a pillow. The man has a full beard and mustache, and his hair is dark. He is dressed in a light-colored shirt, a dark suit jacket, and dark trousers. A dark flat cap is resting on his head at an angle. The surroundings include rustic steps and a textured stone wall, creating a classical, aged backdrop. The man is not holding any objects, and no jewelry is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print with mercury

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 13.3 × 17.9 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    page size: 27.1 × 34.8 cm (10 11/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.63

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    73D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    71

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a woman standing in a grassy field with one hand on her forehead and holding a rake in the other hand. She is wearing a long-sleeved blouse, a long skirt, and an apron tied around her waist. She has a solemn expression on her face and her hair is pulled back. The background includes rolling hills, trees, and a path leading off into the distance. No jewelry or additional objects can be seen.

The Harvest, Mittenwald

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

The image depicts two individuals: a woman and a child. The woman is standing in a doorway with one hand on the door frame, wearing a long light-colored dress with long sleeves and a braided hairstyle. The child, barefoot and wearing high socks, short pants with suspenders, a light shirt, a jacket, and a brimmed hat, stands beside her leaning against the door frame. A wooden structure resembling a barrel on a stand is on the right, with a plain wall forming the backdrop.

The Truant, Mittenwald

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

Professor Vogel

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

1985

  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 5.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 71.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on interleaving tissue, lower right, in graphite: Myself, (Cortina, 1890).

Wikidata ID

Q64037712

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992.197.121 [gelatin silver]

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