Georgia O'Keeffe

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up portrait of a person with part of the chest and shoulders visible. The person is facing forward with a neutral expression. They have a smooth complexion, prominent eyebrows, and slicked back hair. The individual is wearing a dark coat with a high collar. The background is softly blurred with a gradient of light and dark tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 13 x 11.3 cm (5 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.3 cm (13 7/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.133

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 32E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    666

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. 666.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 32E

Wikidata ID

Q64037165

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This print was made from the same negative as Key Set number 665.

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