Winter on Fifth Avenue

1893, printed 1929/1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image depicts a snow-covered urban street with large buildings on both sides. The street is covered in snow with muddy ruts from horse-drawn carriages. Additional figures and carriages are visible in the distance, all obscured by falling snow. The scene is monochromatic with shades of gray, white, and black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 6.5 x 5 cm (2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
    mount: 26.5 x 20.3 cm (10 7/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.90

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    124D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    87

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

Exhibition History

1992

  • Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 87.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 124D

Wikidata ID

Q64034680

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The title for this photograph and Key Set number 86 is taken from the checklist for Stieglitz’s 1934 New York exhibition.

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set numbers 82 and 84.

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