Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This black-and-white photograph displays a woman standing in front of a large window. She is facing the right, with her right arm extended out to grab the windowsill behind her, and the left arm extended forward to rest on the windowsill in front of her. Her face is tilted upwards, and it is mostly in shadow. She has light skin and dark hair pulled back behind her head. The woman is nude, and her sternum and breasts are highlighted by the light coming in from the window. Her body curves slightly, with her right leg out behind her. The large window takes up most of the background, with light diffusing through sheer curtains, creating a soft glow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.5 × 16.8 cm (9 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.99

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 36B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    506

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 506.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK—36B
by later hand, upper right verso, in graphite: K OK / 35B

Wikidata ID

Q64037083

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