Georgia O'Keeffe

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper body of a woman positioned in a window, with her head and arms visible. She is slightly leaning forward and resting her hands on a large animal skull in front of her. She has a serious expression on her face, with dark hair neatly pulled back, wearing a light-colored blouse under a dark shawl. The background features a rustic wooden structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.9 x 23.4 cm (7 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
    mount: 56.6 x 42.9 cm (22 5/16 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.260

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 27C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1430

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. 1430.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 27C

Markings

on mount: BS: Strathmore Drawing Board

Wikidata ID

Q64037448

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

See Key Set number 1427 for information about O'Keeffe's shipping bones from New Mexico to Lake George.

The same jawbone appears in Key Set number 1431 and O’Keeffe’s painting Jawbone and Fungus, 1931 (Lynes 780).

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, 1997.61.67

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