Equivalent, Series XX No. 3

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a view looking upwards at a sky filled with dense, swirling clouds. There is a luminous spot partially obscured by the clouds, contrasting against the darker masses. The picture has a rich, tactile quality capturing intricate cloud formations. The monochrome palette includes shades of black, grey, and white, enhancing the atmospheric scene. Light and shadow are emphasized within the cloudscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 × 9.2 cm (4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.9 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1057

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    225C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1286

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

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 148.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1286.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Series XX / No. 3
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, underlined: 225-C

Wikidata ID

Q64036369

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.814 (inscribed: Set 3 / 2 1929)

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0023 (inscribed: Set 2 1929 no. 2 [crossed out] / Set 2 1929 no. 3)

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-41 A

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-95 (inscribed [to Dorothy Norman]: 1929 / To D. / 1931)

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