Georgia O'Keeffe

possibly 1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person mostly submerged in water up to their chest, with their arms wrapped around their knees. The person's head is tilted back, their eyes closed, and lips slightly parted. They are wearing a swim cap, with short hair not visible beneath it. The setting appears to be natural, with dark, reflective water suggesting a lake or river. No jewelry or additional objects are visible, and only water and a wooden pier or platform are in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 x 11.8 cm (3 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.201

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 518E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1008

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. 2, cat. 1008.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 518E

Wikidata ID

Q64037336

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

“I have been mounting new prints. And snapping.—Georgia & Ida were in swimming” (Stieglitz to Paul Rosenfeld, 6 September 1924, YCAL).

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.71

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