Dr. Leopold Stieglitz

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a man's close-up portrait, showing his face and partial shoulders. He is facing slightly to the viewer's right with a subtle three-quarter profile. The man has a balding head with short hair on the sides and back. His facial features include deep-set eyes, a thick mustache connected to a pointed beard. He is wearing a suit with a white shirt and a dark bow tie. The textured suit coat suggests a formal setting. The blurred background consists of dark foliage, indicating an outdoor environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 x 19.1 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 20.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.385

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    54D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    611

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. 611.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Dr. L. Stieglitz 1916 ? / Exhibition 1921
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 54 D

Wikidata ID

Q64034897

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Julius’ twin brother, Leopold, was a physician who often cared for his older brother Alfred.

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. 69, as Dr. Leo Stieglitz, 1919)

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