Selma Schubart

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays the upper portion of a person's body, primarily focusing on their face and neck. The person is positioned slightly turned towards the camera, with their gaze directed forward. Their facial features include deep-set eyes, a solemn expression, and lips partially concealed by a heavy fur collar. The person's hair is completely covered by a dark, embellished hat adorned with triangular decorations. They are wearing what appears to be a thick fur coat or shawl around their shoulders and neck. The background is blurred, with indistinct horizontal patterns suggestive of an outdoor setting, perhaps with structures or a fence in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.2 × 19.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 56.5 × 45.6 cm (22 1/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.521

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    39B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    734

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. 734.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: 39 B
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / 39 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035089

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1923, New York (no. 63, as Selma Schubart, 1922)

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