Barn & Snow

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a wooden building covered in snow. The composition showcases the structure from a low vantage point, with the focus on the wooden boards and snow-covered roof. The texture of the wood and snow is clear, and the color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray contrasting with the white snow. Bare tree branches can be seen in the background against a softly lit cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.5 × 19.2 cm (9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.)
    mount: 55.8 × 46.4 cm (21 15/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.617

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    20C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    871

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

2016

  • Georgia O'Keeffe, Tate Modern, London, July 6–October 30, 2016; Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, December 7, 2016–March 26, 2017; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, April 22–July 30, 2017

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 871.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 20C

Wikidata ID

Q64035308

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about the snowstorm pictured here, see Key Set number 863.

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 1924, New York (no. 50, as Barnside & Snow, 1923, or no. 55, as Barns from the Rear, 1923)

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