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Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey, 1929
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey, 1929
Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
CR No. 678
Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 678

Yellow, white, and tan oak leaves hang from the upper lefthand corner of the composition. Below, blue forms extend outward from a dark center like petals of a large flower.

CR No. 678

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey

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

General Remarks

Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks indicate, "Letter from Oliver B. James. . . . "We own 'Oak Leaves Pink and Grey' . . . unsigned, in good condition . . . purchased by me from An American Place.' Note: The 1930 Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition lists the 'Oak Leaves' owned by the Univ. of Minnesota and this may be a smaller version not listed in the catalogue. Miss Georgia O'Keeffe does not remember this picture." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: inaccessible. Backing: Label substitute: title cut from An American Place exhibition checklist (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(An American Place, New York, NY); Oliver B. James, New York, NY, 1943; Lettie Corlett, Oakland, California, bequest, 1954; B. C. Holland Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1960s; Maxwell Galleries, Ltd., San Francisco, California, 1969; ACA Galleries, New York, NY, 1969; Harry Spiro, New York, NY, 1969; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, 1970; Private collection, Aspen, Colorado, 1972 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Source System ID

8734

Other IDs

678, Catalogue Raisonné