Songs of the Sky D9

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view of brooding clouds in the sky. The horizon is not visible, with the entire frame filled with the sky. The clouds have a soft, ethereal quality, with areas of light breaking through darker cloud masses. The color palette is grayscale, with variations of black and gray. In the distance, softer, wispy clouds contrast with denser clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.877

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    161E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    913

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 913.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: Top; center left verso: [D written over C]9 [9 in subscript]; lower left verso: 9
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 161E; lower right verso: 161E

Wikidata ID

Q64035955

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

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

Other Collections

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

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Ph. 1384-1980 (oriented 90° counter-clockwise)

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