J. Nilsen Laurvik, probably 1911

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Remarks

Born in Norway, John Nilsen Laurvik, an art and photography critic who contributed many articles to Camera Work and other periodicals, was also a member of the Photo-Secession. His own work was featured in an “Exhibition of Caricatures in Charcoal by Mr. Marius de Zayas; and Autochromes by Mr. J. Nilsen Laurvik,” held at 291 from 4 to 16 January 1909.

The date is based on the composition, soft focus, and type of photographic materials.

Inscription

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Laurvik

by later hand, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Laurvik / by A.S.

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 91 C

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

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

2002

Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

1983

Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 65.

2002

Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 367.

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