Georgia O'Keeffe

possibly 1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper half of a woman's body in a reclining position on a white pillow. Her head tilts slightly backward, resting on the pillow, and she gazes upward. Her facial features, including a prominent nose, parted lips, and eyes gazing off to the side, are in focus. Her dark hair is untamed against the pillow. She wears a sleeveless white garment, and one of her arms is visible across her upper body, with her hand resting on her chest. The image is in sepia tones, and the background is the fabric of the bedding.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.3 x 23.9 cm (7 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 41.3 cm (20 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.93

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 24D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    520

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

  • 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. 520.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 24D

Wikidata ID

Q64037074

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 517.

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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.49

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