Dorothy True

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

An image features a close-up of a person's leg, from below the thigh to the toes, in profile. The leg is extended horizontally with the foot resting on a curved surface. The person is wearing a dark stocking covering the leg entirely, and a dark heeled shoe with a slightly pointed toe. The background is neutral with a soft textured backdrop, and the leg casts a shadow onto it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 x 23.3 cm (7 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.437

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    40B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    605

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

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

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 605.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 40 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034953

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:

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 59.1950

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