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Georgia O'Keeffe
Hibiscus, 1939
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Hibiscus, 1939
Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches
CR No. 971
Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 971

Swirling hibiscus flowers in shades of red, pink, orange, and yellow fill the canvas. Their soft petals contrast with bright, textured pistils that emerge from their centers. Small flashes of blue background are visible behind the cluster of blooms.

CR No. 971

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Hibiscus

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, backing inscription, 1940 New York (An American Place–O'Keeffe) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946." Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks note backing inscription. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(Doris Bry, New York, NY); Private collection, Atlantic Beach, New York, 1972; Lisa Kurts Fine Art, Memphis, Tennessee, 1997 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Source System ID

8923

Other IDs

971, Catalogue Raisonné

Conservation

Information is from the most recently submitted report, please contact the current owner to verify updated details.
REPORT NOTES

Published with corresponding artwork entry in Georgia O’Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonné (Lynes, 1999), this historical conservation information documents treatment decisions made during the artist’s lifetime. Lynes quotes information found on backing labels, and, when noted, from other sources.

CONDITION NARRATIVE

"Varnished in 1962 by Fine Arts Conservation Laboratories. With this coat of co-polymer iso and n-butyl methacrylate" (Doris Bry typed label).