Georgia O'Keeffe—Exhibition at An American Place

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an exhibition space with paintings on the wall. The artworks feature abstract shapes and lines with sweeping curves and areas of light and shadow. The compositions suggest natural landscapes, waves, or billowing fabric. The paintings evoke hills, valleys, and sails while maintaining a minimalist and modern aesthetic. The room has clean lines and a subdued palette, emphasizing the shapes within each artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.6 x 23.8 cm (7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
    mount: 52.9 x 41.8 cm (20 13/16 x 16 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.265

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 44B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1373

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. 1373.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 44B

Wikidata ID

Q64037453

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1372.

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, 1997.61.73

Lifetime Publications

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

Waldo Frank et al., America & Alfred Stieglitz (New York, 1934): pl. 28b (ill., O’Keeffe Exhibition at An American Place, 1932)

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