Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman's face up close, with her head and one hand visible. She appears to be in an upright position, looking slightly to the side. Her facial features include prominent cheekbones, arched eyebrows, deep-set eyes, and a straight nose. Her hair is pulled back from her face. She is wearing a dark-colored garment, likely a sweater, with a textured pattern visible at the collar and cuffs. Her hand is raised to her chin. The background is minimal and blurred, emphasizing the subject's face and hand. No jewelry is visible in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 12.6 x 10.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.75

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 503E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    545

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. 545.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on original mount, upper left verso in graphite: OK 503E

Wikidata ID

Q64037029

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set numbers 542, 543, and 544 are based on the print type, mounting materials, and O’Keeffe’s physical appearance.

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