Poplar—Lake George

1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a landscape with an expansive field of grass stretching across the lower half. A solitary tree is on the right side, with a mountain range on the horizon. It is a black-and-white photograph with sharp contrasts, shading, and textures. The sky has clouds, and a cluster of trees is visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.2 × 11.7 cm (3 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.9 × 27 cm (13 3/4 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.785

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    196D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1639

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. 1639.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 196 D

Wikidata ID

Q64035753

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set numbers 1640, 1641, and 1642 are based on the growth of the poplar tree in the foreground, and the absence of two dead poplars (see Key Set number 1595) that were removed some time after the summer of 1936.

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