Georgia O'Keeffe

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up side profile of a woman, from the shoulders up. She is facing to the left with her hair pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck. She has a prominent nose and a strong jawline. She is wearing a sleeveless white top with a simple design and no visible jewelry. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.8 x 8.3 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
    mount: 31.7 x 24.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.306

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 511D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1533

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. 1533.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 511D

Wikidata ID

Q64037498

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.115.12

Location unknown

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