House and Poplars, Lake George

1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an old-fashioned house along a dirt pathway. A tall tree stands next to the house on the left. The grassy land rises to meet the sky in the background. The tones are beige and the sky is pale, indicating a serene day.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.5 × 23.6 cm (7 5/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 51.7 × 41.5 cm (20 3/8 × 16 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.725

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    22D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1474

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. 1474.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, bottom right verso, in graphite: 22 D

Wikidata ID

Q64035590

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the relationship of this print to Key Set numbers 1467, 1468, 1469, and 1470.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 125, folder 2485

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

The Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake, New York, 1991.076.0028

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