Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up portrait of a woman's face and upper part of her shoulders. She is slightly turned to the left, gazing into the distance. The woman has a serene expression with smooth skin, subtly arched eyebrows, and calm eyes. Her hair is mostly hidden under a dark, sleek hat that fits close to the head. She wears a dark coat over a light-colored garment with an open neckline. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects in her hands. The background is a blurred, muted pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.7 x 19 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 51.9 x 33.9 cm (20 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.65

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 21A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    471

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

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 73, pl. 35.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 471.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 21A
by Doris Bry, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: Treated 6/50

Wikidata ID

Q64037003

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: 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, and 482.

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, 1997.61.47

Other Collections

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

Collection of Richard and Ronay Menschel

National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.114.2

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