Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands

1920/1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

Two hands holding a piece of fruit over a container filled with more sliced fruit. The image is in sepia tones. The hands are positioned in the upper center of the image, while the bowl is located in the lower right corner. Shadows cast by the lighting add depth and contrast to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 x 23.9 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 x 25.1 cm (8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    mat: 56 x 45.6 cm (22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.48

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 12C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    659

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

1991

  • Peters, Sarah Whitaker. Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years. New York, 1991: pl. 74.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 659.

Inscriptions

by later hands, lower right verso, in graphite: K OK 12C; on mount, lower left: OK 12C

Wikidata ID

Q64036966

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.752

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.57

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 109.1984

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