Georgia O'Keeffe

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the shoulders up. She has a neutral expression, dark eyebrows, and an even-toned complexion. Her hair is hidden under a dark hat, and she is wearing a high-collared white blouse under a dark overcoat with large buttons. The background is blurred with indistinct shapes, possibly trees or foliage, hinting at an outdoor setting beyond a window. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.6 x 19 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.168

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 17C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    685

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

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

1991

  • Peters, Sarah Whitaker. Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years. New York, 1991: pl. 168.

1995

  • Fillin-Yeh, Susan. "Dandies, Marginality and Modernism: Georgia O'Keeffe, Marcel Duchamp and other Cross-dressers." Oxford Art Journal 18, no. 2 (1995): fig. 1 and cover.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 685.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, underlined: Georgia O'Keeffe / 1921
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 6/49; lower left verso: OK 17C
by later hands, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: K-OK 17C; center: KOK 17C

Wikidata ID

Q64037245

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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.29

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