Ida and Georgia O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

Two women are shown from the chest upwards. The woman on the left has dark, wavy hair styled in loose curls, distinct eyebrows, and is gazing slightly upwards. The woman on the right has her hair neatly pulled back, exposing her forehead, and is looking directly ahead. Both are wearing dark, high-collared coats. The background is a plain, clear sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 x 9.2 cm (4 7/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.197

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 507C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1021

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. 2, cat. 1021.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 507C

Wikidata ID

Q64037317

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 94.XM.25

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