Georgia O'Keeffe

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up of a person's face seen from the left side, looking frontward. The individual has thin, slightly arched eyebrows, a clear complexion, and appears calm. The person's hair is mostly concealed by a dark hat. They are dressed in a dark attire with a visible white collar. To the right, there is weathered wood suggesting a rustic background. There are no visible accessories, and the image has muted tones reminiscent of sepia photography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.9 x 23.9 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    mount: 57.2 x 46.5 cm (22 1/2 x 18 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.177

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 9E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    830

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. 830.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 6/50 / OK 9E

Wikidata ID

Q64037269

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the Stieglitz Estate list.

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:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1814

Other Collections

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

The Sir Elton John Photography Collection [gelatin silver]

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Paul Rosenfeld, Port of New York: Essays on Fourteen American Moderns (New York, 1924): 199 (ill., Georgia O’Keeffe)

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