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Oil on canvas, 20 x 22 inches
CR No. 972
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Given in honor of Elizabeth Mabel Holthues Stanley by her family
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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
2014
Honolulu Museum of Art
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
2018–2019
(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)
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Version History
Core fields last updated 10/15/2026
Last verified by current collection Sep 24 2025
Source System ID
8924
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Conservation
Information is from the most recently submitted report, please contact the current owner to verify updated details.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.
"Sprayed with butyl methacrylate polymer March 1948 by Keck" (Keck typed label).
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