Eva Herrmann
1926
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 11 × 8.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in.) mount: 34.6 × 27.6 cm (13 5/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession Number
1949.3.634
Art Historical Context
This intimate 1926 gelatin silver print by Alfred Stieglitz captures Eva Herrmann in a close, contemplative pose. Measuring just over four inches tall, the trimmed photograph exemplifies Stieglitz’s mastery of scale and focus, drawing viewers into a quiet, personal encounter. As a leading figure in early twentieth-century photography, Stieglitz championed the medium’s artistic potential, moving from Pictorialist softness toward the crisp clarity of “straight” photography. The gelatin silver print process, favored by Stieglitz in the 1920s, allowed for rich tonal range and fine detail on gloss...
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 ...