Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands and Breasts

1919

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of a person's upper body, focusing on the torso area. The person's hands are covering the chest, with each hand gently gripping either side. The photograph is in sepia tone, highlighting the contours and textures of the skin and hands. No clothing or other objects are visible, and the background is not discernible as the image is tightly cropped around the central subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.4 x 23 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    mat: 50.5 x 41.3 cm (19 7/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.115

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 39D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    578

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. 578.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: OK 39D
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / OK 39D

Wikidata ID

Q64037120

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set numbers 579, 580, and 581 are based on similarities to Key Set number 576.

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, 1997.61.62

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

possibly 1921, New York (nos. 138–140, as Hands and Breasts, 1918–1920)

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