Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image shows a woman in a side pose with her face turned towards the left side of the frame, appearing to lean slightly back. Her facial features include a furrowed brow and slightly open mouth, with short hair combed back away from her face. She is nude, with her left arm raised to cover her chest, holding a towel in her hand, which drapes down below. The towel is textured and stands out against her skin. Her left hand features a ring on the ring finger. The background is dark and out of focus, creating contrast with her illuminated skin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.7 × 9.1 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 33.1 × 26.7 cm (13 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.561

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    215B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    763

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. 763.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: A
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 215 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035179

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