Songs of the Sky

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a landscape with rolling hills under a cloudy sky. The hills are textured and dark, meeting the dramatic clouds in the sky. The clouds vary in color and tone, adding movement to the scene. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and gray. The closest hills are silhouetted against the sky, emphasizing their ruggedness. In the distance, the hills merge with the clouds, creating a sense of depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.9 x 11.9 cm (3 1/2 x 4 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.902

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    172E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1069

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. 1069.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 172E
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036019

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 1062.

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