Gossip—Katwyk

1894, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a beach scene with two women standing closely together, looking out at the sea. The horizon is positioned roughly one-third down from the top, dividing the sky from the waves. On the left, a boat is visible with a rope extending onto the sand. The photograph is monochromatic, with shades of gray highlighting the sand and waves. Clouds in the sky add depth to the background without distracting from the main subjects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.8 x 12 cm (3 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 10 x 12.5 cm (3 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
    mount: 31.4 x 25.2 cm (12 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.193

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    107C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    210

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. 210.

Inscriptions

on mount, by Georgia O'Keeffe, lower left verso, in graphite: 107C
by later hand, lower left verso, in graphite, circled: 11 [crossed out]

Wikidata ID

Q64034734

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 208.

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