The Two Poplars, Lake George

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows tall, thin trees on the right side, bare branches stretching upward. The horizon is low, with hills in the background. Wispy clouds dot the sky. A utility line runs diagonally. The photo is black and white, with varying shades of gray. The trees' branches are intricately detailed against the dark sky. Gray tones deepen towards the top, adding to the dramatic effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.9 × 18.7 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mat: 51.8 × 39.9 cm (20 3/8 × 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.772

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    25B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1550

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. 1550.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 25B

Wikidata ID

Q64035718

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0066

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-79

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1809

Other Collections

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

Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, 2017.87a (inscribed: Zigrosser)

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1988.569

Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York

The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2002.81 (inscribed: Summer—1934 / July / This is the first print of the summer. It isn't waxed / or spotted or touched. / I'll finish it for you in N.Y. / Ccc [?] / Jan 19 / 35 / n.y. / mounted & finished today Ccc [?])

Collection of Richard and Ronay Menschel

High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2003.7

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.217.8

The Saint Louis Art Museum, 176:1984

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

E. M. Benson, “Alfred Stieglitz: The Man and the Book,” American Magazine of Art 28 (January 1935): 41 (ill., The Two Poplars, Lake George, 1934)

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