Winter, New York

probably 1893, printed 1929/1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a snow-covered street lined with tall buildings and horse-drawn carriages. The viewpoint is from the street level looking down the road. The horizon is obscured by the buildings, leading to a hazy sky in the distance. The scene is monochromatic with shades of grey, black, and white, highlighting the contrast between the snow and the buildings. Snow covers the street in mounds and tracks. Advertising on a building to the left is visible. The overall atmosphere is of a cold, urban winter day with city activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.5 x 11.9 cm (3 3/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 10 x 15.1 cm (3 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
    mount: 31.2 x 24.8 cm (12 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.72

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    128A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    91

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 91.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 128A

Wikidata ID

Q64034669

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, 93.XM.25.11

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