Charles Duncan

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a man seated and captured from the waist up, directly facing the camera. He has a serious expression, with closely set eyes and a chiseled jawline. He has dark, voluminous hair styled back, and is wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, a dark tie, and holding a towel-wrapped object and a brush or tool. The background shows a dimly lit interior with a visible stairway and a paneled door. The lighting creates a soft focus and moody atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 × 18.9 cm (9 3/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 51.4 × 39.7 cm (20 1/4 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.427

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    29E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    646

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. 646.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50
by later hand, center right verso, in graphite: K / 29 E / (1st / smaller / lighter); on mount, lower left verso: 29 E

Wikidata ID

Q64034941

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 50.837

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. 72, as Charles Duncan, 1920)
1932, New York (no. 85, as Charles Duncan, 1921)

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