Swami Nikhilananda

1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a person's hands resting in their lap, with fingers interlaced. Only the hands and part of the forearms are visible. The person is wearing a textured suit, complete with a waistcoat that features a row of buttons. The suit appears to be made of a heavy fabric, possibly tweed, mixed with lighter and darker tones. A white shirt cuff can be seen under the suit jacket. The background is not visible, as the focus is tightly centered on the person's hands and clothing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.4 × 9.4 cm (4 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.1 × 28.3 cm (13 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.761

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    182B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1634

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. 1634.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, top left verso, in graphite: 182B

Wikidata ID

Q64035691

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1630.

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