Richard Menshausen

1936

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an older man sitting on a wooden bench in a relaxed posture. He has a pipe in his mouth and appears content. He is dressed in a white shirt with suspenders, light-colored trousers, and sturdy shoes. Nearby is a grinding wheel, a straw hat on it, and a metal watering can on the ground. The background includes a wooden fence and outdoor surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.2 × 11.7 cm (3 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 31.75 × 25.2 cm (12 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.821

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    206A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1606

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. 1606.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 206A

Wikidata ID

Q64035833

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set number 1607 are based on an inscription by Stieglitz on a variant of this photograph in a private collection, which reads, “The Hill, Lake George 1936.”

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