Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands and Horse Skull - Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

American Art Modern Art Photographs Prints

"Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands and Horse Skull" by Alfred Stieglitz (1931) Gelatin silver print.

Commentary

"Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands and Horse Skull" by Alfred Stieglitz (1931) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The photographic process puts light and timing at the center, so subtle shifts in tone carry much of the m ood. Themes to notice include gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr. This piece is held in the source collection's Photography and Media collection. Alfred Stieglitz is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946. The work is cataloged within a United States cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Gelatin silver print) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 19.3 × 24.4 cm (7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 25 × 20.2 cm (9 7/8 × 8 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/66476

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data