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

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

The Dying Chestnut, 1919

Gelatin silver print; 24.3 x 19.2 cm (image); 25 x 20.1 cm (paper/mount)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.770

 

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