Equivalent, Set C2 No. 3

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image captures a scene from a low angle, showing a dramatic sky filled with swirling clouds. There is a circular shape resembling the moon towards the center right. The style features soft brushstrokes with varying densities, creating a dynamic and ethereal atmosphere. The color palette is monochromatic, with deep blacks, grays, and whites. In the top left corner, there are slight hints of a silhouette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.6 x 9.2 cm (4 9/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35.1 x 27.1 cm (13 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1035

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    216C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1255

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

1989

  • On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: 150 Years of Photography, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 7–July 30, 1989; The Art Institute of Chicago, September 16–November 26, 1989; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 21, 1989–February 25, 1990

2005

  • Visual Music, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, 2005

Bibliography

1958

  • Bry, Doris. Exhibition of Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1958: no. 64, pl. 16.

1989

  • Greenough, Sarah, Joel Snyder, David Travis, and Colin Westerbeck. On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Art Institute of Chicago, 1989: pl. 255.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1255.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Set C2 [2 in subscript] No. 3
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, underlined: 216-C
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 0.36

Wikidata ID

Q64036315

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 1253.

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, New York, 49.55.32 (inscribed: Set C1 No. 3)

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-1 (inscribed: A Proof / One of a Series / C.C.)

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