Georgia O'Keeffe—Hand

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a sculpture with a smooth, curved, elongated form resembling an upward arch. The sculpture is crafted from a light-colored material. It sits on a rectangular base for stability. A human hand is partly visible holding the sculpture from the side, indicating its size.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 20.3 cm (9 7/8 x 8 in.)
    mat: 55.8 x 45.2 cm (21 15/16 x 17 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.148

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 16A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    588

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. 588.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 16A
by later hands, center verso, in graphite: rough / A / K / OK 16A; center left verso: X; lower left verso: X; on mount, lower left verso: OK-16A

Wikidata ID

Q64037199

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 584.

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