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Edward Steichen Art

American, 1879-1973

Though he began his artistic career as a painter, training at the Académie Julian in Paris, Edward Steichen is also known for his role in revolutionizing photography from a commercial tool into an artistic medium. 

Famed artist and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz often featured Steichen’s artwork in the magazine Camera Work, published from 1903 to 1917 as photography gained popularity. Over the years, Steichen served as the chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair as well as the Director of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 

Steichen’s dramatic, highly stylized compositions and curatorial eye catapulted photography into greater prestige. An art critic quipped in 1905: "One should not say that he recalls Rembrandt but rather, at this rate, that Rembrandt will, in time, remind us of Steichen."

As Steichen shifted his artistic focus to photography, he destroyed nearly all of his painted compositions. Beethoven represents one of the very few surviving paintings and is considered his most remarkable.

Simultaneously realistic and symbolic, Beethoven reflects Steichen’s unmistakable talent for composition, balance and hue. He completed the painting in 1902, immediately receiving critical praise for its commanding nature. Beethoven was hung prominently beside his photos at Steichen’s first solo show in June 1902 at La Maison des Artistes. The artwork was then proudly exhibited at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, and later at the "National Arts Club Special Exhibition of Contemporary Art" in 1908.

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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)

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Artist: Edward Steichen
Three Pears and an Apple, France
By Edward Steichen
Located in New York, NY
Three Pears and an Apple, France, c. 1921: The Early Years 1900-1927, 1981 photogravure on BFK Rives Paper image size: 13 x 10 inches paper size: 20 x 15 1/4 inches Edition of 500
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1920s Edward Steichen Art

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Photogravure

Eugene ONeill
By Edward Steichen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Silver gelatin print Provenance: General Electric Corporate Collection Heather James Fine Art
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20th Century Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Improvisation: "George Washington"
By Edward Steichen
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20th Century Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

George Washington Bridge, New York, 1931
By Edward Steichen
Located in New York, NY
Titled in ink with ‘Photograph by Steichen, 139 East 69th Street, New York City' studio stamp on the reverse of the accompanying paper mount
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1930s Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

George Washington Bridge, New York, 1931
By Edward Steichen
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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1930s Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

John Barrymore as Hamlet
By Edward Steichen
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Printed, signed late 90's by George Tice.
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1920s Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Katherine Cornell
By Edward Steichen
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Printed, signed late 90's by George Tice.
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1930s Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Martha Graham #4, NY
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Greta Garbo, Hollywood
By Edward Steichen
Located in New York, NY
In his autobiography, A Life in Photography, Steichen gave a vivid recount of this sitting: 'When Garbo came in to pose for the Vanity Fair photograph, I asked her to sit on the c...
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1920s Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Greta Garbo, Hollywood
By Edward Steichen
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In his autobiography, A Life in Photography, Steichen gave a vivid recount of this sitting: 'When Garbo came in to pose for the Vanity Fair photograph, I asked her to sit on the c...
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1920s Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

First Cast of Brancusi's "Bird in Space"
By Edward Steichen
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These selenium toned silver gelatin prints are the photographs of Edward Steichen, printed by the renowned photographer George Tice. Tice was the last person to print for Steichen i...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

Stieglitz and Kitty, New York, 1904
By Edward Steichen
Located in Westwood, NJ
These selenium toned silver gelatin prints are the photographs of Edward Steichen, printed by the renowned photographer George Tice. Tice was the last person to print for Steichen i...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Edward Steichen Art

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Silver Gelatin

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