Paul Rosenfeld

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts an upper body profile of a man from the shoulders up. He is facing to the right with his head slightly turned in the same direction. The man has a full face with a prominent nose and a well-groomed mustache. His dark hair is combed back and slightly wavy. He is dressed in a textured sweater underneath a jacket, with a collared shirt showing above the sweater. There are no visible jewelry or objects on him. The background is a simple, clear sky without distinct features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.15 × 11.7 cm (3 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.3 × 27.3 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.810

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    244A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1073

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. 1073.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 244A

Wikidata ID

Q64035810

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Za R7246 G1, no. 4

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