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Paul Haviland and Marius de Zayas

1910
Not on view
In a rare self-portrait, de Zayas (at right) stands next to the French photographer Paul Burty Haviland (1880–1950). Both Haviland and de Zayas met Stieglitz in 1907. In addition to exhibiting his photographs at 291, Haviland became one of the gallery's financial backers and acted as its secretary and liaison with French artists. De Zayas captures their features with a few sure brushstrokes. Standing erect beside a casually slouching Haviland, de Zayas portrays himself as a debonair man-about-town. The two men were close associates at 291 and often contributed articles and artwork to Camera Work. In 1913 they co-authored a treatise on modern art, A Study of the Modern Evolution of Plastic Expression, that was published by the gallery with funds provided by Haviland. Their collaboration, which continued for two more years before Haviland moved to France in 1915, resulted in a new periodical, 291, and the opening of the Modern Gallery.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Paul Haviland and Marius de Zayas
  • Artist: Marius de Zayas (Mexican, Veracruz 1880–1961 Stamford, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1910
  • Medium: Brush and black ink and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 17 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (43.8 × 26.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.209
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Sadakichi Hartmann, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, ink wash, and watercolor with graphite on paper mounted on paperboard
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Edward Steichen, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and pen and black ink, ink wash, watercolor, copper metallic paint, and graphite on paper
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Max Weber, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, opaque watercolor, watercolor, and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
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Alvin Langdon Coburn (recto); Edward Steichen (verso), Marius de Zayas Mexican, Recto: Charcoal and chalk on paper<br/>Verso: Charcoal on paper
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