Arthur B. Carles

1912

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper half of a man reclining on a plush couch or chair. He is posed in a relaxed manner, leaning back and somewhat to the side, with his head turned slightly to his left as he looks upwards. His facial features are well-defined, with a prominent nose, full lips, and a dark, full beard. His hair is dark, slicked back, and neatly combed. He wears a dark suit with a noticeable white shirt cuff showing from one sleeve. He is holding a smoking pipe to his mouth with his left hand. The background is dark and blurred.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.9 x 23.5 cm (7 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.333

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    47E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    376

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. 376.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center left verso, in graphite: Arthur B. Carles / by Stieglitz / 1912
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 47 E
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 7-1944-347; center right: 7-1944-347

Wikidata ID

Q64034845

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:

possibly 1921, New York (no. 31, as Arthur B. Carles, 1914)
1944, Philadelphia (no. 174, as Arthur B. Carles, 1912)

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