Equivalent

1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a low point of view looking upwards towards the sky. The lower left corner features the silhouette of tree branches and leaves. The horizon is not visible. The sky is filled with wispy, elongated clouds stretching diagonally upwards across the image, resembling trails of smoke or paintbrush strokes that fade into the darker sky above. The clouds appear soft and feathered with a sense of movement. The image is monochromatic with a sepia tone. The clouds appear in varying shades of white and grey against a dark background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.3 cm (4 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1068

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    153B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1331

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. 1331.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 1++
by later hands, upper left verso, in graphite: X; lower right verso: 153B

Wikidata ID

Q64036391

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 Phillips Collection, Washington, no. 1844

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.9

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