Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the waist up. She has distinct facial features with dark eyebrows and a pensive expression. Her hair is styled in a vintage updo. The woman is wrapped in a dark cloak or shawl, holding it close around her neck with one hand, while the other rests against her chest. In the background, there is an out-of-focus landscape featuring a body of water with trees lining the horizon. The overall tone of the image is softly lit and monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 x 16.2 cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20 cm (9 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    mat: 55.6 x 44.7 cm (21 7/8 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.89

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 26B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    541

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

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 76.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 541.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 26B
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / OK / 26B

Wikidata ID

Q64037058

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