Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a close-up portrait of a person showing only their head and part of their shoulders. The person's head is tilted slightly with a direct gaze. They have prominent facial features with high cheekbones and a cleft chin. Their hair is short, dark, and styled with a slight wave. The person is wearing a textured garment that appears to be a knitted sweater, visible over their shoulder. The background is dark and indistinct, emphasizing the person's face in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 x 18.8 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 36.3 cm (20 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.60

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 40C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    549

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

1992

  • Two Lives: O’Keeffe by Stieglitz 1917–1923, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA, June 30–September 13, 1992

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 549.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK 40C; lower right verso, erased: 083
by later hands, center verso in graphite: Kok / 40C

Wikidata ID

Q64036989

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the relationship to Key Set number 548.

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