Singer Building from Hudson River

1910, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view across a body of water towards a silhouette of tall buildings with smoke or steam. The horizon is centrally positioned where the water meets the building bases. There are distinguished structures in the distance, with a prominent building in the center featuring a tall spire-like top. The sky above has textured clouds subtly lit, contrasting with the dark building silhouettes. The color palette includes shades of grey, black, and white. The water in the foreground displays slight movement and reflections.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.2 x 11.5 cm (3 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.310

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    130C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    340

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 39.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 340.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Ex 1932
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 130 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034820

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The title is taken from the checklist for Stieglitz’s 1932 exhibition.

This work and Key Set numbers 337, 338, and 339 were made from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River looking toward lower Manhattan.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 122, folder 2450

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-14 A

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