From the Back-Window—291 1915

"From the Back-Window—291" (1915) by Alfred Stieglitz is a striking photogravure capturing the nighttime cityscape of New York City from a high vantage point. The composition features a towering building, its windows glowing with light, juxtaposed against a shadowy foreground of rooftops and an illuminated sign, creating a sense of urban anonymity and the stark beauty of the city at night. This iconic photograph reflects Stieglitz's pioneering work in the Pictorialist movement, which championed photography as a fine art. The photogravure process he employed is a traditional intaglio printing technique, lending a textured quality to the image.