Equivalent

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a sweeping diagonal line that divides the composition into contrasting light and dark areas. The subtlety of the gradations and soft shapes evoke cloud-like forms illuminated by light, with a circular shape resembling a dim sun. The overall effect is reminiscent of a stormy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.9 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1086

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    149B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1415

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

2012

  • Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME, 2012

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1415.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 1931
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 149B

Wikidata ID

Q64036432

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 Museum of Modern Art, New York, 29.1950 (inscribed: 1931)

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-87 (inscribed: 1931)

Other Collections

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

Normandie Foundation

Location unknown

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