Georgia O'Keeffe with Matisse Sculpture

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays the upper part of a person's body seen from the front. The individual is wearing a dark hat and jacket with a partially opened shirt underneath. Their head is slightly tilted upwards, showcasing distinctive facial features such as strong bone structure, defined cheekbones, and minimal makeup. The person's face has an oval shape with shadows adding depth to their expression. Next to them, there is a sculptural element resembling an abstract form or small statuette. The background is plain with soft lighting highlighting the person and the sculpture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 x 18.4 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20.4 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
    mat: 56.5 x 45.7 cm (22 1/4 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.158

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 17E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    670

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. 670.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 17E
by later hands, on mount, center verso, in graphite: RA; lower center verso: K / OK / 17E

Wikidata ID

Q64037220

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The small bronze is Henri Matisse's Female Torso (also known as La Vie), 1906 (Alfred Stieglitz Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

The date is based on the Stieglitz Estate list.

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