Georgia O'Keeffe

1918, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman's face and hands in a close-up shot. Her face is the main focus, showing her facial features and hands. Her head is slightly tilted, revealing fine features such as pronounced eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. Her dark hair is pulled back, exposing her forehead and ears. Her right hand is touching her cheek, while her left hand is extended below. She is wearing a dark, high-collared garment covering her neck. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the woman's face and hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.3 x 8.6 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
    mount: 32.2 x 25.3 cm (12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.50

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 513C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    536

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

1992

  • Two Lives: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz—A Conversation in Painting and Photographs, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, December 2, 1992–April 4, 1993; IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York, April 27–June 26, 1993; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, July 17–September 12, 1993; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2–December 5, 1993

Bibliography

1992

  • Arrowsmith, Alexandra, Thomas West, and Belinda Rathbone. Two Lives: A Conversation in Paintings and Photographs. Exh. cat. The Phillips Collection, Washington and New York, 1992: 33.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 536.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 513C

Wikidata ID

Q64036969

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 530.

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