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Oil on canvas, 20 x 10 inches
CR No. 489
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Gift of the Hendrie sisters in memory of their father, Charles F. Hendrie (1966.44)
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Velvety purple petunias sit in a shiny green glass bottle. The arrangement sits against a white background that resembles draped fabric or crinkled paper.
CR No. 489
Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)
Petunia
Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.
Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)
Petunia & Glass Bottle
Alternate Title
Petunia and Glass Bottle
Source of title: Denver Art Museum.
General Remarks
Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks indicate, "Infor. from Miss O'Keeffe, 1946. . . . Painted 1925 (thinks 1925, but not sure), sold to Miss Marion Hendrie . . . . Note: Letter written to Miss Hendrie at above address returned –– left no forward address." Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Note: In green pickle bottle. Betty Pilkington." (Source: Lynes, 1999)
Lynes publication dates this work 1925. Denver Art Museum dates it 1924. (Source: Information provided for Access O'Keeffe by Denver Art Museum, 2025)
Inscriptions
Stretcher: inaccessible. Verso: "O'Keeffe" (white paint). Backing: 1. "Petunia & Glass Bottle – 1924 / by Georgia O'Keeffe / Canvas signed / on back of / picture." (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery, black ink) 2. "1928" [written in as year of exhibition on Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery printed label] (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery, black ink) 3. "For Marion Hendrie / Denver Col. / 7th & Washington St" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)
Technique
Oil Painting
Materials
Oil on canvas
2016–2017
Tate Modern (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Kunstforum Wien (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Art Gallery of Ontario (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
1928
Intimate Gallery (as O'Keeffe Exhibition)
Intimate Gallery (as O'Keeffe Exhibition)
(An American Place, New York, NY); Marion Hendrie, Denver, Colorado, by 1946
(Source: Lynes, 1999)
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Version History
Core fields last updated 3/30/2026
Last verified by current collection Oct 07 2025
Source System ID
8574
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