Margaret Prosser

1936

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman's upper body, focusing on her face and shoulders. She is positioned slightly turned to the left, gazing slightly upward. The woman has a gentle expression with pronounced facial features, including deep-set wrinkles on her forehead and around her eyes. Her hair is cut short and appears to be graying, styled simply and parted to one side. She is wearing a patterned top with a series of repeated geometric shapes and a round neckline. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background is dark, with a hint of a window frame or door frame on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11 × 8.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 33.15 × 27.2 cm (13 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.809

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    203A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1605

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. 1605.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 203 A

Wikidata ID

Q64035809

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:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 87.10 (inscribed: For Margaret 1936)

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