Georgia O'Keeffe—After Return from New Mexico or Equivalent O1

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a person's head and shoulders. The individual is leaning on one elbow, supporting their chin with that hand. They have a smooth complexion, slightly arched eyebrows, and short, neatly combed hair. They are wearing dark clothing, possibly a jacket or coat, with a visible collar. In the background, there is a window of a vehicle, with dark exterior and light reflections on the glass, creating a moody ambiance reminiscent of early to mid-20th-century photography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 7.8 x 11.7 cm (3 1/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27.4 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.236

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 516A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1306

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. 1306.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: O1 [1 in subscript] / 1929 After return from New Mexico
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 256B=OK 516A
by later hand, on mount, upper right verso, in red pencil, circled: R

Wikidata ID

Q64037421

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph is the first in a series of Equivalents (see Key Set numbers 1264–1270).

Other Collections

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

Collection of Richard and Ronay Menschel

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2003.1.15

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.72

National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.115.17, and 2003.115.18

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-38-7

Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection

Location unknown

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