Equivalent 27C
1933
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 x 19 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.) mount: 52 x 39.3 cm (20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession Number
1949.3.1012
Art Historical Context
**Equivalent 27C** (1933) by Alfredieglitz captures the ethereal beauty of clouds in a gelatin silver print, a medium prized for its rich tonal gradations and sharp detail that allowed photographers like Stieglitz to rival traditional painting. Printed late in his career, this 9 3/8 x 7 1/2-inch image (trimmed to the frame) is mounted on a larger 20 1/2 x 15 1/2-inch board, emphasizing its status as a fine art object from the artist's own collection at the National Gallery of Art. of Stieglitz's groundbreaking "Equivalents" series (1923–1934), the work transcends mere landscape photography. ...
About the Artist
Alfred Stieglitz · 1864–1946
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a pioneering American photographer, art dealer, publisher, and advocate for the Modernist movement who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to German Jewish immigrant parents, Stieglitz spent his formative years studying mechanical engineering in Berlin, where he discovered photography in ...