John Marin

1913

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a man's head and shoulders. He is leaning slightly to the right side of the frame, and his face is turned towards the camera. The man has distinct facial features, with prominent cheekbones and deep-set eyes. His hair is dark, wavy, and cut to a medium length. He is wearing a dark suit with a buttoned jacket over a light-colored shirt and a patterned tie. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is blurred, with a piece of artwork partially visible in the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.7 × 19.8 cm (9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
    mount: 51.9 × 38.8 cm (20 7/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.418

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    83E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    385

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. 385.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: John Marin
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 83 E

Wikidata ID

Q64034931

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Behind Marin is de Zayas’ charcoal caricature Marin and Stieglitz, 1913, included in de Zayas’ 1913 show at 291.

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