Songs of the Sky

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a landscape viewed from a low angle, displaying a dramatic sky filled with clouds. The horizon is positioned just above the bottom of the frame, with silhouetted hills rising gently. The clouds sweep across the sky, exhibiting textures resembling soft brushstrokes. The color palette is monochrome, with deep contrasts between the dark sky and highlighted clouds. In the distance, the dark silhouettes of hills blend into the lower part of the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.6 x 11.9 cm (3 3/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.901

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    172D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1056

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. 1056.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 172D

Wikidata ID

Q64036009

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