Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a close-up of a person's upper body, focusing on their face and hands. The person has their face turned slightly downwards and to the side, with one hand raised to cover their mouth. Their facial expression includes eyes looking downward and slightly furrowed brows. They have light-colored hair styled back. The individual is wearing a dark coat with visible buttons and a light-colored cuff peeking out from the sleeve. The background is plain and out of focus, highlighting the person in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.6 x 9.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.2 x 9.6 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.51

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 513E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    535

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. 535.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 513E

Wikidata ID

Q64036970

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 2452

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