Georgia O'Keeffe

1919/1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a person's face, from the top of the head down to just below the shoulders. The person is facing directly towards the camera with a solemn expression. They have high cheekbones, a broad forehead, dark eyebrows, slightly narrow eyes, and full lips. The person's hair is dark, neatly brushed back from the forehead, and parted on one side. They are wearing a simple dark garment with a rounded neckline. The background is plain and neutral in color, providing no additional context or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 x 17.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20.2 cm (9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 56.3 x 45.9 cm (22 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.102

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 13A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    597

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. 103.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK—13A
by later hands, left center verso, in graphite: K OK / 13A

Wikidata ID

Q64037094

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.59

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