Frances O'Brien

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a full frontal view of a nude woman from head to mid-thigh. She is standing upright with her arms raised above her head, crossing behind her head. Her head is tilted slightly backward. She has long, wavy hair and her facial features are partially obscured. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is an outdoor setting with blurred foliage on either side against a softly lit sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.2 cm (13 7/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.637

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    266B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1144

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1144.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 266B

Wikidata ID

Q64035358

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