Georgia O'Keeffe

possibly 1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman lying down. Her face and upper body are visible. Her head is on a pillow with one arm behind it. She has a straight nose, closed lips, and her eyes gaze upward. Her dark hair is parted on one side and tucked behind her ears. She wears a dark top covering her shoulders and arms. The background is blurred, focusing on the woman and the pillow underneath her.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 x 23.4 cm (7 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.21

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 40D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    519

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. 1, cat. 519.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso, in graphite: OK—40D

Wikidata ID

Q64036899

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 517.

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, 1997.61.53 [platinum]

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