Going to Pasture

1894, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a dirt road with a flock of sheep being herded away from the viewer. Rooftops and trees create a boundary mid-frame, and the sky has a mix of light and darker clouds. The buildings on the sides of the road have slanted roofs. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The scene emphasizes contrast between structures, sheep, and sky, with subtle light highlighting details like the road texture and sheep wool.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.4 x 11 cm (3 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
    mount: 31.4 x 25 cm (12 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.105

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    107E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    128

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. 1, cat. 128.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 107E

Wikidata ID

Q64034693

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1897, New York, Knickerbocker (as Going to Pasture, lantern slide)
1897, London, R.P.S. (no. 87, as Going to Pasture, carbon, and no. 440, as Going to Pasture, lantern slide)
1899, New York (no. 81, as Going to Pasture, 1894–1897, carbon enlargement)
1899, Philadelphia (no. 282, as Going to Pasture)

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

“Alfred Stieglitz and His Latest Work,” The Photographic Times 28:4 (April 1896): 166 (ill., Going to Pasture)

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