House and Grape Leaves

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a traditional house with an ornate porch, captured from an angled perspective. The horizon is visible in the background, with distant hills or mountains partially obscured by clouds. A layer of mist or low clouds is seen on the horizon. The photograph is in monochrome, emphasizing contrasts between light and shadow on the porch and foliage. Large-leafed plants line the side of the porch, and a tree stands nearby, framing the scene.

Media Options

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.5 × 19.3 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
    mount: 51.8 × 40.5 cm (20 3/8 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.776

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    14A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

    Learn more

  • Key Set Number

    1541

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

Curious for more Alfred Stieglitz scholarship?

Discover over 1,000 artworks that the artist’s wife Georgia O’Keeffe termed his “Key Set” of prize photographs. Museum scholars have illuminated each work, his career, practices, and lifetime achievements.

Learn about the Key Set

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. 1541.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: [illegible and crossed out] F; upper center verso, in graphite, inverted: 15 7/8 - 20 3/8
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 14A

Wikidata ID

Q64035734

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:

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.763 (inscribed: Glass needed for 15 15/16 × 20 3/8 shows / picture inside Care!)

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1934, New York (no. 56, as House and Grape Leaves, 1934)

You may be interested in

Loading Results