Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands and Grapes

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows two hands holding a cluster of grapes and a large leafy stem. The color palette is primarily sepia, giving the image a vintage feel with warm browns and muted tones. The fingers of both hands encircle the grapes in the center, with one hand positioned above and slightly overlapping the other, set against a soft, blurred background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 x 18.6 cm (9 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 55.8 x 46.4 cm (21 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.164

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 11C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    682

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. 70.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 682.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 11C
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / OK / 11C

Wikidata ID

Q64037229

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 678.

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2014.3.80

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