Emil C. Zoler

1917, printed 1924/1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a man depicted from the waist up, standing with a slightly tilted posture. His left arm is bent and resting against a doorframe, while his right arm rests on his hip. His facial expression is serious with a strong jawline and an intent gaze directed upwards. He has short, curly dark hair that is neatly styled. The man is dressed in a white shirt with its sleeves rolled up to his elbows and a dark waistcoat over it. The shirt is partially unbuttoned. The background is dark and out of focus, giving prominence to the subject in the foreground. Parts of the doorframe are visible framing the man's form, and there are no visible accessories or objects in his hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.5 × 18.8 cm (9 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 50.8 × 38.7 cm (20 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.412

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    37B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    462

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. 462.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 37 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034925

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information pertinent to this photograph, see Key Set number 461.

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-25

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