Lake George

probably 1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a low point of view overlooking a dark landscape towards the horizon. The horizon is a hill silhouette with the sun peeking over its edge. The sky is filled with clouds in shades of black, white, and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.6 x 18.8 cm (9 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 55.8 x 46.4 cm (21 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1106

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    26A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    812

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. 1, cat. 812.

Inscriptions

by later hands, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 17 [crossed out] / 19 [crossed out] / 18; upper right verso, circled: G; lower left verso: 26A

Wikidata ID

Q64036477

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 805.

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, 1949.774

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 67.1950

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