Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of two hands placed against a translucent surface. The image is in black and white. The top hand is positioned slightly above the bottom hand, with fingers splayed. The surface has a subtle texture or pattern. The overall effect of the photograph is serene and contemplative, with soft lighting and delicate positioning of the hands.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 38.2 cm (20 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.121

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 22C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    512

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. 512.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Exhibition / Photo 1918; center right verso: LL Ex
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 22C
by later hand, on mount, upper right verso, in graphite: No. 131

Wikidata ID

Q64037140

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1921, New York (no. 131, as Hands, 1918–1920)

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