Equivalent

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays swirling, wispy shapes and lines moving across the canvas. The abstract composition resembles smoke or mist, with a sense of movement created by dark and light contrasts. The blurred patterns could be compared to cloud formations or the surface of a turbulent sea under a stormy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 x 9.2 cm (4 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.7 x 27.7 cm (13 11/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.960

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    227C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1165

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. 1165.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: 14
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 227C
by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036148

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