Barn & Snow

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is captured from an eye-level point of view. The horizon is not visible. Two wooden buildings dominate the scene, with one standing prominently in the center and another partially visible to the left. A smaller structure, covered in snow, is tilted in front of the central building. The overall composition is characterized by a grayscale palette. The photo may be taken during winter when the ground is lightly layered with snow. The subtle variations of gray enhance the contrast between the snow, the dark wood of the buildings, and the overcast sky. The image is sharply detailed, allowing the texture of the wood and the smoothness of the snow to be clearly discerned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.4 x 24.4 cm (7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
    mount: 56.5 x 46.4 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.630

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    19C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    872

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. 2, cat. 872.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 19C

Wikidata ID

Q64035335

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

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

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Library of Congress, Washington, MPH-27 B

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 28.127.5

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-147

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-76

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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