Legs (Elizabeth and Donald Davidson)

probably 1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts two individuals from the upper thighs down. The person on the left is standing close to the person on the right, with their legs slightly crossed. The left person is wearing a dark jacket, long undergarments ending above the knee, dark knee-high socks, and dark shoes with a small heel. The right person is standing with their knee bent, and their foot on the ground. This person is wearing a dark garment, exposing a garter holding up a dark sock that extends above the knee, and a dark sandal-style shoe with straps. The background shows a smooth, light-colored wall, and the ground appears to be a stone or concrete surface, with a patch of grass visible at the very bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.463

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    33C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    697

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 14, 1995–January 2, 1996

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

2004

  • Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle: 1905–1930, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2004–2005

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 697.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / 33C; on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 33C

Wikidata ID

Q64034982

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