Emil C. Zoler

1912/1913

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image showcases the upper half of a man's body. He is turned slightly to his left, facing the camera directly. The man has a strong, angular face with a large nose and a serious expression. His dark, curly hair is styled under a textured hat. The man wears a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, and a dark bow tie. A pocket square peeks out from his jacket. In his hand, at the lower left of the frame, he holds a small cigar or cigarette wrapped in white paper. The backdrop features paneled wooden walls, indicating an indoor location.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 50.7 × 36.2 cm (19 15/16 × 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.420

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    37A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    378

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. 378.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 37 A

Wikidata ID

Q64034934

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

possibly 1921, New York (no. 27, as Emil C. Zoler, 1913)

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