Equivalent

1927

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a sky filled with dark and light clouds, viewed from below. The horizon is not visible, allowing for a focus on the cloud formations. The clouds vary in shades and textures, creating contrasts between illuminated and shadowed areas. The color palette consists of deep blacks and soft greys, emphasizing the texture and volume of the clouds.

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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: 34.6 x 27.2 cm (13 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.988

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    151B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1234

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. 1234.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: A1 Z
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 151B

Wikidata ID

Q64036211

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Another print made from the same negative in the “Waste Basket Collection” at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven (YCAL MSS 85, box 146, frame 35) is inscribed: For Georgia O’Keeffe / 1929 / L. G. / “Equivalents” 1927.

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