Charles Demuth

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a close-up view of two hands, showing detailed features of the hands and fingers with the arms partially visible. One hand is resting on a flat surface, palm facing down, while the other hand is positioned on top of it, making contact. The hands feature prominent veins and visible bone structure. The individual on the right has a part of a light-colored cuff or sleeve visible at the edge of the frame. The background is a dark, neutral color. There are no visible objects or jewelry on the hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 x 24.1 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.584

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    85C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    845

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 845.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen; lower left verso: 85 C
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 060

Wikidata ID

Q64035231

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 842.

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:

possibly 1923, New York (nos. 74 and 75, as Charles Demuth, 1923)
possibly 1932, New York (nos. 79a and 79b, as Charles Demuth, 1924)

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