LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Large-format photogravure on vellum, as issued within 291 Nos. 7-8 (New York, September-October 1915), folio.

Size Notes:

The photogravure 13 x 10 3/8 in. (33 x 26.4 cm)

Description:

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Condition:

Neutral toned print on matte double weight paper with margins, tipped within 291 at one corner. Age appropriate coloration to the paper; extremely light, minor mat burn, visible under very close inspection. 291 with a few small areas of extremely light, minor soiling, and one corner with wear, all visible only under very close inspection. This work is sold framed.

Literature:

Stieglitz, 291, September-October 1915
Camera Work, Number 36, October 1911, p. 39
Greenough, Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set, Volume One, cat. no. 310
Bulfinch Press, Alfred Stieglitz, pl. 18
Margolis, Alfred Stieglitz, Camera Work: A Pictorial Guide, p. 100
Norman, Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer, pl. XVI
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Alfred Stieglitz: Photographer, pl. 8
Green, A Critical History of American Photography, p. 195
Taschen, 20th Century Photography: Museum Ludwig Cologne, p. 673
Taschen, Photo Icons: The Story Behind the Pictures, Volume 1, p. 135
Whelan, Alfred Stieglitz: A Biography, Photography, Georgia O'Keeffe, and the Rise of the Avant-Garde in America, n.p.

Provenance:

Collection of James Borcoman <br />By descent to the present owner