Poplars, Lake George

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a tall tree on the right side against a cloudy sky. The horizon is not clearly defined, with a tree line and distant hill visible. The sky has soft, diffuse clouds. The picture is in black and white. Close up, there is dense foliage with various textures and shades. In the background, there are horizontal power lines. The color palette is mostly gray and black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.9 × 19.1 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 53 × 39.1 cm (20 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.747

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    21D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1500

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. 1500.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite, inverted: 4 9; center right verso, in graphite: 15 3/4 x 20 7/8 / 15A
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, bottom left verso, in graphite: 21D

Wikidata ID

Q64035645

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939.163 (inscribed: To Cary Ross— / who in September 1933 / said he enjoyed this photograph.— / Alfred Stieglitz / May 23/34 / An American Place / Trees—Lake George / Alfred Stieglitz / For Cary Ross.— / Stieglitz)

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