Equivalent

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows elongated, wavy lines and blurred patterns flowing diagonally across the frame. These shapes resemble wisps of smoke or delicate strands of hair caught in a gentle breeze. The abstract nature of the image suggests movement and fluidity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.4 × 9.2 cm (4 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 31.4 x 24.5 cm (12 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.924

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    170A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1102

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. 1102.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 170A

Wikidata ID

Q64036065

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, Box 121, folder 2437

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0009 (inscribed: 1925)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 44.1950 (image reversed, and inscribed: 1925)

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-98 (oriented 90° clockwise and inscribed: To D. N. / from the Room / Jan. 24—1929 / “Equivalent—1927” / Alfred Stieglitz / Equivalent / Alfred Stieglitz / Greetings from The Room / to / Mrs. E. A. Norman / 1929)

Private collection, Washington, DC

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