It is with especial pleasure that we present our readers this week, the picture entitled “A Cottage Corner,” by Alfred Stieglitz, of Berlin, Germany.

Concerning the picture, Herr Stieglitz writes as follows, from Germany: “While spending a few days in the highly picturesque and beautifully situated little town of Pallanga on the Lago di Maggiore, I took a rather long walk with my friend, the camera, one evening, and was charmed with the picturesqueness of the style of architecture of the houses occupied by the poorer classes. I photographed the reproduced bit, simply on account of its picturesqueness and as a study. The house had no other centre of attraction, and was of no historical interest.”

Published as frontis plate for September 27, 1889 issue. Photographed in 1887 by Alfred Stieglitz, a later platinum print of this work (Key Set #45) is titled, A Nook in Pallanza.

It is certainly of great pictorial interest, and being a characteristic cottage corner in Italy, possesses an added charm for our readers. (p. 479)