Equivalent

1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows silhouettes of leafless tree branches against a low horizon with a dramatic sky filled with swirling clouds in varying shades of black, white, and gray. The clouds have smooth gradients, creating a sense of movement and depth across the sky. Darker clouds are on the left, transitioning to lighter shades on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.3 cm (13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1070

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    175C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1333

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1333.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 175C
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 078

Wikidata ID

Q64036395

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0002

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 49.55.27 (inscribed: 1930)

Other Collections

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

Collection of Richard and Ronay Menschel

Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection

Location unknown (inscribed: Ex 1932 / N)

Location unknown (inscribed: For Dorothy / My Vision of FDOG / July 1930)

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1932, New York

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