Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest upward. The person's head is tilted slightly upward, they are looking to the side. They have a strong jawline and a straight nose, with their hair pulled back. The person is wearing a dark garment with a V-shaped neckline, revealing a hint of a white underlayer. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background consists of an abstract pattern resembling large, circular shapes with a textured surface. The overall tone of the image is monochromatic, emphasizing the contrast and depth in the facial and background details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 x 19.3 cm (9 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.13

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 20C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    480

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

1992

  • Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 480.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, center verso, in graphite: G
by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK 20C
by later hands, lower right verso, in graphite: KOK / 20C

Wikidata ID

Q64036876

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

O’Keeffe’s charcoal drawing No. 15 Special, 1916/1917 (Lynes 154), is in the background of this photograph and the following Key Set numbers: 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481, and 482.

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