Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up view of a person's upper body from the lower neck down to the upper thighs. The individual's hands are positioned at their chest, holding the breasts. The skin appears wet or moist, with visible droplets. The lighting casts a detailed shadow across the body, highlighting the skin texture. The head is not shown, and there are no visible facial features or hair. The person is not wearing any clothing, and the background is a dark void. There are no jewelry or additional objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 9.1 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.6 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    mount: 33.4 × 27.2 cm (13 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.551

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    212C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    757

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. 757.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 212 C

Wikidata ID

Q64035153

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