Georgia O'Keeffe

1919/1920, printed 1924/1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a partial view of a person's upper body, focusing mainly on the left side of the face and arms. The person is in profile, with their left arm bent and raised, and their right arm also extended upwards. The head is turned slightly to the left, eyes closed, giving a serene appearance to the facial expression. The hair is dark and appears to be pulled back smoothly. The image is in black and white, highlighting the contrast of the light skin against the dark background. There is no clothing visible in the frame, emphasizing the minimalist and intimate quality of the composition. The person is not wearing any noticeable jewelry, and there are no objects present in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.4 x 19.5 cm (9 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
    mount: 50.9 x 38.8 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.135

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 18C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    564

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: 92.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 564.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center left verso, in graphite: A1
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 18C

Wikidata ID

Q64037168

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:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1995.690

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1815

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