J. Nilsen Laurvik

probably 1911

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a man's upper body, leaning against a wall or partition. He is looking directly at the camera with a slight tilt of his head. The man has sharp facial features with deep-set eyes and a defined jawline. He wears a light-colored suit with a double-breasted jacket, a white shirt, a high collar, a bow tie, and a straw hat with a dark band. He holds a cane in his right hand, resting it by his side. The background is blurry with a framed picture visible, suggesting an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.417

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    91C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    367

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

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 65.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 367.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Laurvik
by later hand, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Laurvik / by A.S.
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 91 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034930

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Born in Norway, John Nilsen Laurvik, an art and photography critic who contributed many articles to Camera Work and other periodicals, was also a member of the Photo-Secession. His own work was featured in an “Exhibition of Caricatures in Charcoal by Mr. Marius de Zayas; and Autochromes by Mr. J. Nilsen Laurvik,” held at 291 from 4 to 16 January 1909.

The date is based on the composition, soft focus, and type of photographic materials.

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