Venice
1894, printed 1895/1896
Medium
platinum print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 10 × 16.7 cm (3 15/16 × 6 9/16 in.) page size: 27 × 34.8 cm (10 5/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession Number
1949.3.134
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stieglitz's *Venice*, captured in 1894 and printed as a platinum print in 1895/1896, offers a poetic glimpse into the city's timeless allure. Taken during Stieglitz's European travels, when he was just 30 and honing his craft as a pioneering photographer, this intimate view—trimmed to a modest 10 × 16.7 cm—evokes the misty canals and shimmering light that have enchanted artists for centuries. As a key figure in elevating photography to fine art, Stieglitz here demonstrates his early mastery of atmospheric effects, bridging documentary realism with impressionistic mood. The platinum pri...
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 ...