House, Lake George

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of the side of an old house. The left side of the image features the house with a window, dark shutters, and decorative trim. In the background, telephone wires run diagonally across the sky with several birds perched on them. The roofline serves as the horizon line in the middle of the composition. The image is monochromatic, with shades of gray giving it a classic look. The upper right portion of the image shows a textured sky with clouds, while foliage at the bottom contrasts with the man-made structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 × 9.2 cm (4 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 31.6 × 24.7 cm (12 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.775

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    265B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1544

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 1544.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 265 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035732

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the relationship to Key Set numbers 1540, 1541, 1542, and 1543.

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