Arthur G. Dove

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a man with neatly combed back hair and a widow's peak. He is wearing a herringbone-patterned suit jacket over a white shirt and a dark tie with a pin or brooch. The background is a solid, warm-toned color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (Stieglitz window mat): 23.6 × 18 cm (9 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
    mount: 56.7 × 46.4 cm (22 5/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.487

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    92E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    856

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. 2, cat. 856.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 92 E
by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 92 E

Wikidata ID

Q64035035

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

“Just before your letter came telling me about your having called him [Dove] up I had taken out the proof of the negatives I had made of him. One is all right for use. But one profile is terrible—may have nothing to do with Dove but expresses much personally. As soon as I begin printing—my feet still keep me from starting—Dove will come first. I want to see how he’ll look properly printed” (Stieglitz to Paul Rosenfeld, 17 July 1923, YCAL).

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