The Alfred Stieglitz Collection
  • Recto of print
  • Verso of print
  • Exhibition view showing a print of the work alongside works by Arthur Dove and John Marin in Beginnings and Landmarks at An American Place (1937)

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

Sun Rays—Paula, Berlin, 1889, printed 1920/39

Gelatin silver print; 22.7 x 16.9 cm (image/paper)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.698

 

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