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The image is a portrait of a man in profile. He has a mustache, high cheekbones, and wavy dark hair. He is wearing a dark coat buttoned up, and is gazing to the right. The background is dark and blurred, emphasizing the subject. The lighting is low-key, with soft shadows.
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The image is a portrait of a man in profile. He has a mustache, high cheekbones, and wavy dark hair. He is wearing a dark coat buttoned up, and is gazing to the right. The background is dark and blurred, emphasizing the subject. The lighting is low-key, with soft shadows.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Alfred Stieglitz

Frank Eugene

Date
c. 1901
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 16.51 × 11.43 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 28.58 × 19.69 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2002.120.5
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
American Pictorial Photography, Series Two

Subjects and terms

  • German
Provenance

Private collection; gift to NGA, 2002.

NGA object ID 127432. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.