The Jungfrau Group

1894, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a high mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks. The view is from a lower angle capturing the mountain range with clouds hovering over the peaks. The photograph is in grayscale, highlighting the textures of the rocky cliffs and snow. Closest is a rock face with vertical lines, leading to a valley and towering mountains in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.1 × 16.6 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.152.a

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    61E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    140

Associated Artworks

The image shows a woman seated on a cobblestone surface. She has a direct gaze at the camera, short hair, and is wearing a blouse and a patterned skirt. In front of her is a basket filled with produce. A man in a suit stands to her right, partially cut off. The background includes a textured wall, a tilted piece of fabric, and stacks of baskets and produce.

Maria, the Fruit Seller [verso]

Alfred Stieglitz

1864

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. 140.

Wikidata ID

Q64034715

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 138.

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 123, folder 2461

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-42

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