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Georgia O'Keeffe
Ranchos Church, No. 3, 1929
Image: okeeffe_CR666_ranchos-church-no-3_824448.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
Ranchos Church, No. 3, 1929
Oil on canvas, mounted to Masonite (fiberboard), 15 x 11 inches
CR No. 666
Oil on canvas, mounted to Masonite (fiberboard), 15 x 11 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 666

Two tan-colored walls of Ranchos Church meet to form a corner, one illuminated and one in shadow. A low wall extends out from the shaded side. Just beyond, a bright blue sky dotted with clouds is visible.

CR No. 666

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Ranchos Church, No. 3

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Ranchos Church

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks after 1977.

Ranchos Church, III. N.M.

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks after 1977.

Ranchos Church No. 3

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks after 1977.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946. . . . No sig [notes inscription 2]. Compared photo. with ptg." Backing board separated from work and owned by The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation {Now at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum). (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible. Verso: "Georgia O'Keeffe / 1929" (black ink). Backing: 1. OK {5star} (graphite) 2. "New York – N.Y." (Art Institute of Chicago label, black ink) 3. "Ranchos Church 1929 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (William Einstein, Label: stamped, "An American Place / Room 1710— 509 Madison Ave. / New York, — N.Y." (blue-bordered), black ink) 4. Label: handwritten, "An American Place' / 509 Madison Avenue / New York — N.Y. / Georgia O'Keeffe" 5. Stamp: "Georgia O'Keeffe / An American Place / Room 1710— 509 Madison Ave. / New York — N.Y." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas, mounted to Masonite (fiberboard)

(An American Place, New York, NY); [Stolen from An American Place, 1946]; [. . .]; Ulrich Frank, New Haven, Connecticut, gift, date unknown; Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974; Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, Princeton, New Jersey, settlement, 1980; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1986; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Source System ID

8723

Other IDs

666, Catalogue Raisonné