Kitty at Lake George

1916

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman standing and facing the camera. She has an earnest expression with slightly parted lips, and her eyes are directed towards the viewer. Her hair is short and softly curled, framing her face naturally. She is wearing a light ruffled dress complemented by a dark knitted shawl draped over her shoulders. In her hands, she holds a large bouquet of flowers. A ring adorns one of her fingers. The background is a blurred outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.6 x 18.8 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.375

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    56B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    435

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

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 435.

2010

  • Annear, Judy, ed. Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years. Exh. cat. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Exhibition / 1921 / Kitty 1914
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 56 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034887

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:

1921, New York (no. 60, as Kitty—At Lake George, 1916)

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