House and Poplars, Lake George

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a residential scene with a house on the left side and a row of trees obscuring the horizon. Hills rise behind the trees. Shadows from the trees and architectural elements suggest sunlight. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing textures and forms in grayscale. Clouds fill the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 × 11.7 cm (3 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 31.8 × 25.1 cm (12 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.743

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    267D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1548

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. 1548.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 267D

Wikidata ID

Q64035630

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set number 1549 are based on the condition of the dying poplar tree (see, for comparison, Key Set numbers 1406, 1466, 1500, and 1501).

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