The Seasons
Alice Boughton; Alfred Stieglitz
Description
Subject Matter:
In this allegorical portrait, titled, The Seasons, four women pose. Three sit on the ground in light garments, while one woman stands in a dark dress. The standing figure leans against a tree on the left side of the frame and turns away from the camera. On the left, a seated woman wearing a crown of flowers looks at a book. The two women sitting adjacent to her lean in, seemingly listening to her read. The setting is outdoors. This pictorialist image includes subtle tonal variations and a dream-like quality.
Physical Description:
Four women pose in an outdoor setting. Three women sit on the ground in light dresses, one reads and the other two look toward her book. One woman stands, leaning against a tree that frames the left-most side of the image; she wears a dark dress, her back turned to the viewer.
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