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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Lotus, 1939
Courtesy of Muscatine Art Center.
Image: okeeffe_CR972_white-lotus_869303.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
White Lotus, 1939
Oil on canvas, 20 x 22 inches
CR No. 972
Given in honor of Elizabeth Mabel Holthues Stanley by her family
Oil on canvas, 20 x 22 inches
Given in honor of Elizabeth Mabel Holthues Stanley by her family
CR No. 972

A white lotus flower, seen from its side, begins to open its petals. Its center and twisting stamens are bright yellow. A green stem supports the bloom, which contrasts with the pale blue background behind it.

CR No. 972

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Lotus

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, backing inscriptions 1, 3, 1940 New York (An American Place–O'Keeffe) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946" [notes backing inscription 1]. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: "C" (unidenitified hand, graphite). Backing: 1. "15. White Lotus" (Label substitute: title cut from An American Place exhibition checklist) 2. "by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, Label substitute: title cut from An American Place exhibition checklist, black ink) 3. "White Lotus / 1939 / by Georgia O'Keeffe / Exhibition / February 3 – March 17 / 1940 / An American Place / 509 Madison / N.Y." (Alfred Stieglitz, black ink) 4. "Georgia O'Keeffe / c/o An American Place / Room 1710 / 509 Madison Ave / New York NY" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(Doris Bry, New York, NY); ACA Galleries, New York, NY, 1976; Private collection, Toledo, Ohio, 1978; Christie's, New York, NY, sale no. 5212, lot no. 15, 10 November 1982; Elizabeth Mabel Holthues Stanley, Muscatine, Iowa, 1982
(Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 24 2025

Source System ID

8924

Other IDs

972, 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

"Sprayed with butyl methacrylate polymer March 1948 by Keck" (Keck typed label).