Georgia O'Keeffe

probably 1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up portrait of a person's face and upper neck. The person is facing the camera directly, with facial features including defined eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and neutral expression on their lips. The person has a smooth complexion and dark eye color. They are wearing a light-colored headscarf covering their head fully, with part of a light-colored garment with a lapel visible at the bottom of the image. The background is blurred and neutral, keeping the focus on the subject's face.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 5.9 × 4.3 cm (2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in.)
    mount: 30.4 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.294

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 519D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1527

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 1527.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 519D

Wikidata ID

Q64037485

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