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Georgia O'Keeffe
The Chestnut Red, 1924
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Georgia O'Keeffe
The Chestnut Red, 1924
Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches
CR No. 472
Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches
CR No. 472

A bright red, bare tree stands in the center of the composition, growing from pale brown earth. Behind it are rolling hills in shades of red and pink. A pale blue and pink sky stretches overhead.

CR No. 472

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

The Chestnut Red

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

The Red Chestnut Tree, Lake George

Title used by Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Autumn Trees – The Chestnut Tree – Red

Autumn Trees – The Chestnut – Red

Inscriptions

Stretcher: 1. "O #17" (George Of, green crayon) 2. 30 x 36 St 1/4 [drawing of frame] basswood" (George Of, graphite). Backing: 1. OK {5star} 2. "The Red Chestnut Tree, Lake George, 1924 / by Georgia O'Keeffe Value" [$ amount scratched out] (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery, black ink) 3. "Cat / # / 120 / Am Exh / 1925" [in circle] (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) 4. "Autumn Trees – The Chestnut Tree – Red / 1924 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Estate of the artist, 1986; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 11/10/2026

Source System ID

8558

Other IDs

472, Catalogue Raisonné