Georgia O'Keeffe—Torso

1918/1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the torso of a person from slightly above the chest down to the upper thighs, partially including the arms. The person is standing upright with their hands resting at the sides of their thighs. The person's hair and facial features are not visible in the image. The person is not wearing any clothing or jewelry. The background is a plain, smooth wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 × 18.9 cm (9 3/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    mat: 50.9 × 38.8 cm (20 1/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.31

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 34C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    523

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. 523.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, center right verso, in graphite: small white
by later hands: center verso, in graphite: not treated / K OK 34C; on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 34C

Wikidata ID

Q64036926

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, New York [palladium]

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 87.XM.94.1 [palladium]

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, E.888-2003

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