Georgia O'Keeffe

1920/1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person standing from the waist up. They have a fair complexion and wear a dark, thick fabric covering most of their form. The person's head is slightly turned upwards and facing left. They have a dark, rounded hat covering most of their hair. The background is a blurred expanse suggesting an outdoor setting with a gradient of darker tones at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.4 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.5 x 26.8 cm (13 9/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.147

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 513B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    668

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

1991

  • Peters, Sarah Whitaker. Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years. New York, 1991: pl. 50.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 668.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 513B

Wikidata ID

Q64037198

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0046

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.27

Other Collections

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