John Marin

1911

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up view of an individual's upper torso and head. The person is slightly turned to their left but facing the viewer directly. They have a sharp nose and a faint smile, with curly hair falling naturally around their head. The individual is wearing a suit with a high collar and a dark, buttoned vest underneath the coat. They are holding an object in their hand, partially visible. The background is blurred and dark, emphasizing the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 21.4 x 16.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.323

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    55D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    368

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. 368.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: 1911?
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 55 D

Wikidata ID

Q64034835

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, 386.2008

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:

possibly 1921, New York (no. 24, as John Marin, 1911)

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