Equivalent

1927

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a cloudy sky viewed from below. There is no visible horizon line. The perspective focuses on the overcast sky filled with dense cloud coverage. The clouds have a soft, slightly blurred style, giving texture to the sky. The color palette includes shades of gray, ranging from deep charcoal to lighter ashy tones, with hints of white in thin cloud areas. A brighter area suggests the presence of the sun or moon trying to break through the clouds, adding contrast to the scene.

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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: 34.3 x 27.2 cm (13 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.982

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    221B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1208

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. 1208.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, upper right verso, in graphite: 221B

Wikidata ID

Q64036196

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:

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 35.1950 (inscribed: 1927)

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.62

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, 2002.09 (inscribed: Equivalents/1927)

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