The Alfred Stieglitz Collection
  • Recto of print
  • Recto of print with original mount

Frank Eugene (American, 1865–1936)

Hortensia, 1898

Platinum print; 16.9 x 12 cm (image/paper); 17.2 x 12.4 cm (original mount); 33.9 x 27.3 cm (secondary support)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.833

 

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