A black-and-white photograph portrays the side of a building from the perspective of a Venetian canal.
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A black-and-white photograph portrays the side of a building from the perspective of a Venetian canal. The water is still and glass like, reflecting the side of the building. In the center of the photograph is a six-step entryway to an alley, the steps vanish into the canal. To the left of the alley are two large decorative iron balconies. Garments are draped over the balcony furthest to the left. To the right of the alley is a closed double door featuring two steps leading into the canal. Atop the doors is a semicircle with decorative iron work. Two small circular windows adorn either side. Both are bordered in light stone with the same ornamental iron detail covering the glass. To the far right is closed rectangular doorway with one stone step leading into the canal.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.538.11
People
Alfred Stieglitz, American (Hoboken, N.J., USA 1864 - 1946 New York, N.Y., USA)
Title
Reflections - Venice
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1897
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336790

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photogravure
Dimensions
21.1 x 29 cm (8 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
sheet: 40.6 x 50.6 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.538.11
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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