November Days
1887, printed 1920/39
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/paper/first mount: 19.3 × 13.4 cm (7 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.); Second mount: 34.2 × 27.1 cm (13 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66267
Art Historical Context
**November Days** (1887, printed 1920–39) by Alfred Stieglitz captures the moody essence of a late autumn landscape, made when the artist was just 23 and honing his craft during travels in Europe. Stieglitz, a pioneering force in American photography, took this image early in his career, yet chose to print it decades later using the gelatin silver process—a versatile medium that allowed for rich tonal depth and subtle gradations. This "developing-out-paper" print exemplifies the technical precision he championed, where light-sensitive silver halides in gelatin emulsion produced sharp, luminous...
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 ...