Songs of the Sky D4

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a cloudy sky. The photograph shows a range of grayscale tones with various cloud formations. The composition features dark and light areas, with soft and billowy clouds. The contrast between the darker and lighter clouds creates depth and movement in the sky. The monochromatic palette highlights the textures and forms of the cloudscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.5 cm (13 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.872

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    160E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    908

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. 908.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, underlined: Top; center left verso, crossed out: C4 [4 in subscript] / D4 [4 in subscript]; lower left verso: D4 [4 in subscript] / 4
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 160E; lower right verso: 160E

Wikidata ID

Q64035948

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 905.

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