Lake George from the Hill

1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a landscape with a grassy field, trees, a body of water with dense woodland, and an overcast sky with textured clouds. The horizon line is near the upper third of the image, separating land from sky. The scene has a monochromatic palette of grays and blacks, highlighting textures and contrasts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.7 x 23.8 cm (7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
    mount: 54.9 x 42.2 cm (21 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.814

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    22E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1471

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. 1471.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 3A; upper center, in graphite, inverted: niche 3; center left, in graphite: 3A [crossed out] 2; center right, in graphite: 16 3/4 x 21 5/8
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 22E

Wikidata ID

Q64035816

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The title and date for this photograph and Key Set numbers 1472 and 1473 are based on information Stieglitz provided to the Cleveland Museum of Art in preparation for its 1934 exhibition of his photographs.

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 125, folder 2492

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-148

Other Collections

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

The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1935.100

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:

1934, Cleveland (no. 59, as Lake George, 1932)

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