Lake George

probably 1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is located in the lower third of the composition, with distant hills forming a curved line. These hills have a textured pattern, resembling forests or natural terrain. The sky in the upper portion of the image is dramatic, filled with thick, fluffy clouds that cast shadows over the land below. The scene is in black and white, highlighting contrasts between the clouds and the land. Silhouettes of trees in the foreground add depth and frame the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 x 11.8 cm (3 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.666

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    237D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1155

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 1155.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: L.G.3 [3 in subscript]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 237D

Wikidata ID

Q64035439

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on Stieglitz’s inscription and its similarity to the inscription on Key Set number 1153.

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