Barn and Car, Lake George

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an old wooden barn with partially open large wooden doors, revealing an obscured old vehicle. Light and shadow create a textured effect on the weathered wood. The scene is monochromatic with shades of grey, black, and white. The barn is set in an isolated rural environment with a grassy foreground and distant sky and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 × 11.8 cm (3 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35.3 × 27.6 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.765

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    241E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1545

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

Exhibition History

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 14, 1995–January 2, 1996

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1545.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 241E

Wikidata ID

Q64035708

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the Stieglitz Estate list.

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:

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-56 A

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