Poplars—Lake George

1936

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a tall, slender tree with intricate bare branches against a high horizon of rolling hills. Other dense trees with leaves form a textured canopy in the background. The black and white photograph emphasizes contrast and details in the trees and surrounding vegetation. A patch of slightly windswept grass adds texture in the foreground. Lighting and shadows highlight the structure of the central tree against the distant landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24 × 18.4 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
    mount: 50.8 × 38.7 cm (20 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.748

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    24E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1601

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. 1601.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 24E

Wikidata ID

Q64035647

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set number 1600 are based on the condition of the dying poplar (see Key Set number 1595).

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