House and Grape Leaves

1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a house's exterior corner with a porch and large leafy plants. The image features a side view of a house with clapboard siding and a prominent corner of a porch complete with woodwork detailing, such as decorative brackets and turned columns. The window has shutters on either side. Below the porch rail, a cluster of large-leafed plants creates a lush foreground. The overhanging roof provides a sense of depth, while in the background, there is a view of a landscape with rolling hills disappearing into a misty horizon. The photograph captures the architectural beauty and serene environment of the house's setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.3 × 19.5 cm (9 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
    mount: 52.7 × 51.9 cm (20 3/4 × 20 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.778

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    22A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1543

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

1995

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

2001

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 127.

2000

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: no. 186.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1543.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: A; lower right verso: 16 7/16 - 20 11/16
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 22A

Wikidata ID

Q64035736

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 125, folder 2486

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0097

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