Georgia O'Keeffe

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman from the waist up, in a window frame, leaning slightly to her right. Her expression is serene. She has defined cheekbones and a strong jawline, with her hair pulled back tightly. She is wearing a dark garment with a visible white inner layer. She holds a large animal skull with prominent horns, resting on her shoulders. The backdrop features a rustic wooden frame of a building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.7 × 18.8 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 52.5 x 43.8 cm (20 11/16 x 17 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.263

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 28A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1433

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

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

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: 110.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1433.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 28A

Wikidata ID

Q64037451

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1432.

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