Equivalent O2

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a cloudy sky with dark, swirling clouds dominating the scene. Light and shadow play within the clouds, creating contrast. The horizon is not visible. The clouds have a soft texture and suggest movement. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, gray, and white. The lighting highlights the clouds, adding to the atmospheric quality of the scene.

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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: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1043

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    256D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1264

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. 1264.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: O2 [2 in subscript]/ 12 [2 in superscript]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 256-D
by later hands, on mount, center right verso, in graphite, crossed out: 01; lower right verso: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036334

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

See Georgia O'Keeffe—After Return from New Mexico or Equivalent O1 (Key Set number 1306).

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:

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-34 A (oriented 90° counter-clockwise and inscribed: P1 / 13)

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