Equivalent T4

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a dramatic cloudy sky, with the horizon not visible. The clouds are monochromatic, with deep blacks and lighter grays. The texture of the clouds is emphasized with soft, diffused edges, creating a painterly quality. Light and shadow interact intensely within the clouds, with lighter areas appearing to glow against darker sections.

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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: 34.9 x 27.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1020

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    148A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1276

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. 1276.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Set3 [3 in subscript] L [crossed out]/ T4 [4 in subscript]
by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 148A

Wikidata ID

Q64036287

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This print may originally have been included in Set L, with Key Set numbers 1272 and 1273, which are dated 1929.

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