Equivalent

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts swirling formations resembling sky and clouds. There is no visible horizon, providing an unobstructed view of the sky. The clouds are fluid and gentle in appearance, with a color palette of black, gray, and white creating contrast. Light and shadow enhance the textures and details within the clouds, suggesting movement and depth.

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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 cm (13 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.931

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    169B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1123

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. 1123.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 1925
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 169B
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036083

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0024

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 93.1943.1 (inscribed: An Equivalent in a Series of 2 Equivalents / X + Y (1923–1938) / This is X)

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-91 (inscribed: G)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1833

Other Collections

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

Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York

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