Georgia O'Keeffe—Neck

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays the lower portion of a person's face and neck, spanning from the chin to the shoulders. The head is slightly turned to the left, highlighting the jawline and neck muscles. The features in view consist of the person's closed lips and a portion of the ear. The individual appears unclothed from the chest up, revealing smooth skin and a defined collarbone. One hand is raised towards the chest with visible fingers, while the other hand rests on the shoulder with a single visible finger. A subtle mole is visible on the neck. The background is plain and dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 x 18.9 cm (9 3/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
    mat: 56.4 x 46.3 cm (22 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.159

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 25A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    675

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

1989

  • The Art of Photography, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1989

2001

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001

2011

  • Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation, 1876–1936, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, 2011–2012

Bibliography

1958

  • Bry, Doris. Exhibition of Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1958: pl. 9.

1991

  • Peters, Sarah Whitaker. Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years. New York, 1991: pl. 77.

2000

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: no. 116.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 675.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount: lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK-25A
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: RA

Wikidata ID

Q64037221

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:

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.760 [gelatin silver]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.19

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1816 [gelatin silver]

Other Collections

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