Dorothy True

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a high-heeled leather shoe and stockinged leg resting on a geometric background. The image showcases a single high-heeled shoe worn on a foot covered in a dark stocking. The shoe is pointed, with a glossy finish. The leg is resting on a set of intersecting surfaces, creating an interesting composition with shadows cast from the leg and shoe. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the form and texture of the shoe and stocking. The lighting highlights the contours of the leg and the reflections on the shoe.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 × 18.7 cm (9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 51.2 × 40 cm (20 3/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.436

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    40C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    606

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. 606.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen; lower left verso: 40 C
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / 40 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034951

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0053

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