Georgia O'Keeffe—Torso

1918/1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a frontal view of a person's torso, from the upper thighs to just below the shoulders. The person is standing upright with arms slightly away from the body. Facial features are not visible. The person has shoulder-length hair that is partly visible at the top of the image, framing the shoulders. The person is unclothed, with the focus on the bare torso, stomach, and upper legs. There is a draped garment visible at the edges of the image, suggesting an open shirt or robe hanging loosely over the shoulders. The background is a plain, light-colored surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.9 x 17.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.33

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 35B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    528

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, 1980.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Georgia O'Keeffe, Tate Modern, London, July 6–October 30, 2016; Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna, December 7, 2016–March 26, 2017; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, April 22–July 30, 2017

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 528.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK—35B

Wikidata ID

Q64036929

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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