Kitty Stieglitz

1915/1917

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts the upper body of a person seated in profile. The individual is sitting in a chair, slightly angled to their left, writing or drawing in a notebook placed on their lap. They have a serene expression, dark eyes, and an oval-shaped face framed by dark, short, wavy hair. The person is dressed in a light-colored, loose-fitting shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and a simple bracelet adorns their right wrist. Soft lighting surrounds them, suggesting a potentially outdoor setting. The background is blurred, hinting at foliage and a wooden railing, likely a porch or balcony.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 × 19.2 cm (9 3/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 20.2 cm (9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 50.8 × 38.2 cm (20 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.347

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    56A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    414

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. 414.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, lower right, in graphite: [cropping marks]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, bottom left, in graphite: 56A
by Doris Bry, on mount, bottom left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen- 6/50

Wikidata ID

Q64034859

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