Katharine N. Rhoades

1915

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman leaning against a wall with her left arm resting on it. She has refined features, with neatly arched eyebrows, slightly downturned eyes, and full lips. Her hair is styled in an elegant updo, and she is wearing a semi-transparent scarf-like garment over a dress, and a jacket adorned with buttons on the shoulder. The woman is wearing drop earrings that complement her attire. The background is softly blurred, suggesting an indoor setting with muted tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 22.4 × 18.6 cm (8 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    mat: 55.7 × 45.9 cm (21 15/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.380

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    30C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    409

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

1992

  • Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993

Bibliography

1995

  • McCabe, Constance, and Lisha Deming Glinsman. "Understanding Alfred Stieglitz' Platinum and Palladium Prints: Examination by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry." Studies in the History of Art: Monograph Series II: Conservation Research 1995 51 (1995): fig. 11.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 409.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center left verso, in graphite: 1915
by later hand, on mount, bottom left verso, in graphite: 30C

Wikidata ID

Q64034892

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