Georgia O'Keeffe

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a close-up portrait focused on a person's face and part of their neck and shoulder. The person is facing the camera with eyes looking directly at the viewer. Facial features include defined eyebrows, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The person has a smooth complexion. They wear a large brimmed hat covering the hair and a dark textured fabric wrapped around the neck. The background is neutral and out of focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 x 19.2 cm (9 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 55.5 x 46.3 cm (21 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.179

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 12E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    829

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 829.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, center left verso, in graphite: K OK 12E / not treated; on mount, lower left verso: OK 12E
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: [B or E?]

Wikidata ID

Q64037272

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the Stieglitz Estate list, and on similarities of the composition and handling of photographic materials to those in other prints dated 1922 (see Key Set numbers 728, 729, 741, and 743–745).

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, 1949.754

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.28

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1995.689 [gelatin silver]

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