Georgia O'Keeffe

1922, printed 1924/1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a portrait of a person from the shoulders up. The person is turned slightly to the side, looking away from the camera. They have a solemn expression with high cheekbones and a furrowed brow, wearing a dark coat with a large collar and a white inner shirt collar visible underneath. The person's hair is obscured by a hood, and there is no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background features a dark opening, possibly the entrance to a wooden barn or shed, with weathered wooden beams framing the side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.5 x 18.6 cm (9 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
    mount: 52.2 x 39.7 cm (20 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.204

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 9B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    834

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

2017

  • Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 2017 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 834.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK-9B

Wikidata ID

Q64037342

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.747

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