Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper half of a person, including the head, shoulders, and chest. They are leaning slightly forward with their head tilted back. The person's facial features include a high forehead, dark eyebrows, and eyes that appear half-closed, with a straight nose and full lips. Their dark hair is pulled back neatly, with a few strands hanging loosely by the face. They are wearing a dark garment with a v-neckline. No visible jewelry or objects are being held. The background features a blurred, arched shape that frames the head and shoulders.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 x 19.4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.7 x 20.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.18

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 21B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    483

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

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 483.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 1918
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen; lower left verso: OK 21B
by later hands, lower center, in graphite: 39; on mount, lower center: 39

Wikidata ID

Q64036885

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Behind O’Keeffe is her watercolor Blue I, 1916 (Lynes 119), hung horizontally.

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