Equivalent

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a sky filled with clouds. The perspective is angled upward. The clouds vary in color from light gray to deep black, creating contrast. There is no visible horizon. Darker clouds are on the right side, while lighter, more translucent clouds are on the left. The clouds have a textured quality and the image has a monochromatic color palette of varying shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.7 x 9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.7 x 27.3 cm (13 11/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1032

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    251A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1301

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. 1301.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 251A [underlined]

Wikidata ID

Q64036310

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set number 1300 are based on similarities to other prints dating from 1929.

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, 48.1950 (inscribed: Set C2)

Other Collections

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

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Private collection

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