Equivalent 27C

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a low point of view looking up at a sky filled with soft, wispy clouds. The horizon line is not visible. Tree branches with leaves are visible at the bottom of the image. The clouds have a smooth and ethereal style with gentle, flowing patterns. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray, resembling a black-and-white photograph, which contrasts with the darker silhouettes of the leaves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 x 19 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 52 x 39.3 cm (20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1012

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    25D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1514

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

Exhibition History

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1514.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 25D

Wikidata ID

Q64036269

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1512.

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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.55.44 (inscribed: 27)

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles,91.XM.63.11.2

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-103

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1934, New York (nos. 41–43, as Equivalents A, B, C, 1933)

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