Marsden Hartley

1911

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image shows a man's upper body. He is turned slightly to his right with his head facing forward. The man has distinct facial features including a strong jawline, high forehead, and penetrating eyes. His dark hair is neatly styled back. He is wearing a dark suit, a white dress shirt with vertical stripes, and a polka dot bow tie. The background is dim, focusing attention on the man. There are no visible accessories or objects in his hands, and the surroundings are unclear due to the dark background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 x 18.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.319

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    32B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    371

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

1991

  • Group Portrait: The First American Avant-Garde, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, May 10–October 27, 1991

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 371.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Marsden Hartley 1911
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 32 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034830

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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 124, folder 2474

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.25.61

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