Lake George

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a dark landscape at dusk or dawn, viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high, with a dark hillside under a cloudy sky dominating the upper part of the image. There are dense clouds overhead, with variations in shades of gray. Silhouetted trees are seen near a body of water, transitioning to the silhouette of the hillside. The color palette is monochromatic with deep blacks and dark grays, with lighter grays near the horizon where light comes through the clouds. The image is dramatic, emphasizing the contrast between light and dark elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.6 x 23.8 cm (7 11/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 x 25.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.480

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    15A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    808

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. 808.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 15 - A

Wikidata ID

Q64035019

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 805.

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.765

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