Bly

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts an older man in a close-up, showing his head and upper torso. He is slightly turned to the side, looking upwards with a contemplative expression. The man has rugged facial features, including prominent cheekbones and a pronounced jawline, with a thick mustache. His hair is covered by a textured flat cap. He wears a light-colored shirt with a high collar, one visible button, and striped suspenders. The background is a soft, out-of-focus blur, possibly indicating natural outdoor light with shadowy tree forms as a neutral backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.4 × 7.8 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 × 26.4 cm (13 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.449

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    206C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    625

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. 1, cat. 625.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 206 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034966

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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Location unknown (inscribed: This is a stray print I found made two or three years ago. The gentleman who appears on the postal with Venus—Now he lives alone near a Mountain Top—near the top of Prospect Mt our highest mountain here. He is a wonder—Always an artist. Knows the soil and the woods—If he were here I’d photograph his hands! —)

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