Georgia O'Keeffe

1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a black and white portrait of a woman's upper body from a side profile. She is standing with her head turned slightly to the right, showing the left side of her face and neck. Her hair is slicked back neatly, with a braid at the back. Her features include high cheekbones, a prominent nose, and a gentle smile. She is wearing a light-colored blouse with a shawl or cloth over her shoulders. She has a circular pendant on a necklace around her neck. The background is plain and light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.7 x 19.1 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 52.6 x 39.5 cm (20 11/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.272

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 14B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1481

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

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1481.

2010

  • Annear, Judy, ed. Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years. Exh. cat. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, lower left verso, in graphite: OK / 14B
by later hands, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: G [crossed out] K; center right verso: 15 5/8 x 20 7/8

Wikidata ID

Q64037461

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1476.

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, 1997.61.35

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