Georgia O'Keeffe

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman's upper body, captured from the waist up. She is positioned slightly turned to the side with her head tilted upwards, looking into the distance. Her facial features include a smooth complexion, prominent cheekbones, and full lips. Her hair is dark, falls loosely around her shoulders, and appears slightly tousled. She is wearing a light, loosely draped garment that reveals her bare shoulders and part of her chest. Her right hand rests near her chest. In the background, a blurred pattern resembling dark and light abstract forms can be seen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 x 19 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24.9 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    mat: 52 x 40 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.69

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 29E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    494

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. 1, cat. 494.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 1918 [underlined]
by Doris Bry, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 6/49; lower left verso, in graphite: OK 29E
by later hands, lower left, in graphite: 600; lower right, in graphite: XX; center verso, in graphite: [?]; on mount, center, in graphite: K OK 29E / 11 / 600

Wikidata ID

Q64037012

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

In the background of this photograph and Key Set numbers 495, 496, 497 and 498 is O’Keeffe’s charcoal drawing No. 15 Special, 1916/1917 (Lynes 154).

Other Collections

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

Private collection (inscribed: Alfred Stieglitz / D1)

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