Paris

1894, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a street scene with buildings, a horse, and several people engaged in various activities. The scene captures a street lined with posters on the side of a building. The cobblestone pavement and trees suggest a historic city atmosphere. The buildings have distinct architectural features, such as angled roofs and street-level businesses with signage. The play of shadow and light implies the photo was taken during the middle of the day. The tree canopy provides shade to part of the street and the people below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8 × 10.6 cm (3 1/8 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.331

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    109C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    362

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 362.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 109 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034843

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph and Key Set numbers 363 and 364 appear related. Based on the posters visible in the background of this photograph, most of which date to 1894, these photographs were probably made during Stieglitz’s honeymoon that year.

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