© Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Alfred Stieglitz
アルフレッド・スティーグリッツ
- Birth Year
- 1908
- Death Year
- 2004
- Date
- 1946
- Technique, Material, Format
- gelatin silver print
- Dimension
- 24.5 x 36.0 cm
- Category
- Photograph or Moving Image by ForeignPhotographer/Artist
- Inventory Number
- 82-PHF-126
This is a portrait of American photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Reclining on a sofa while cleaning a favorite pair of glasses, Stieglitz is clearly in a relaxed state of mind. It is a shot that could only have been taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a master of the snapshot, in which a subject is caught in a moment of natural movement, rather than in a pose or in front of a set. Incidentally, Stieglitz is himself considered one of the most important figures in American art. Not only did he establish modern photographic expression as a photographer, but he also left his mark as an editor, gallerist, collector, and patron. This photograph was taken in the year of his death.
(OSAWA Sayoko)