Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of two arms and hands, with fingers positioned over each other against a dark background. The details of the person's face and most of their body are not visible. The focus is solely on the intertwined hands and part of the wrists. The fingers are elongated, with slight shadows emphasizing their contours. There is no visible clothing, jewelry, or additional elements around the hands. The background is a solid, deep shade, which enhances the prominence of the hands in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.3 x 19.7 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.116

  • Key Set Number

    571

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

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 571.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK—9—D

Wikidata ID

Q64037121

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on its relationship to Key Set number 566.

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, 1997.61.16

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