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Georgia O'Keeffe
Fishhook From Hawai'i, No. 2, 1939
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Fishhook From Hawai'i, No. 2, 1939
Oil on canvas, 35 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches
CR No. 961
Alfred Stieglitz Collection—Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe 
Oil on canvas, 35 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches
Alfred Stieglitz Collection—Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe 
CR No. 961

A sharp silver fishhook with bright red and yellow feathers occupies the upper left corner of the page. Attached to the hook is a coil of fishing line. A soft sea- or skyscape fills the background of the work. Through the coil of fishing line, the blue and white background appears slightly refracted, as though it is seen through glass or water.

CR No. 961

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Fishhook from Hawaii, No. 2

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Fishhook from Hawaii – No. II

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

Fishhook from Hawaii, No. II

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

Fishhook from Hawaii No. II

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946. . . . Nothing on back. Identified by O'Keeffe." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible Verso: inaccessible (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

1987, bequest of the artist to the MFA.
(Source: MFA Boston, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Museum of Fine Arts (MFA Boston)

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Last verified by current collection Oct 06 2025

Source System ID

8916

Other IDs

961, Catalogue Raisonné