Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of a person's hand and part of their arm, with the rest of the body partially obscured by dark fabric. The hand is positioned delicately, fingers slightly bent, and resting against the fabric. The skin tone is pale and the nails are short and natural. The surrounding fabric is dark and textured. There is no visible jewelry on the hand. The background consists primarily of dark fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.5 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 12.7 x 10.2 cm (5 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.44

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 515C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    532

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

  • Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993

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. 532.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 515C
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 029

Wikidata ID

Q64036953

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 530.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 122, folder 2451

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.44

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