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Georgia O'Keeffe
Black Lava Bridge, Hāna Coast, No. I, 1939
Courtesy of Honolulu Museum of Art.
Image: okeeffe_CR976_black-lava-bridge-hana-coast-no-i_858493.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
Black Lava Bridge, Hāna Coast, No. I, 1939
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches
CR No. 976
Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, 1994 (7892.1)  ^ ^7892.1
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches
Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, 1994 (7892.1)  ^ ^7892.1
CR No. 976

Frothing waves in shades of white and blue fill the center of the composition. Roughly textured black lava cliffs surround the choppy surf.

CR No. 976

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Black Lava Bridge, Hāna Coast, No. I

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Black Lava Bridge, Hāna Coast – No. I

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

Black Lava – Hāna Coast #1

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

Black Lava Bridge, Hāna Coast No. I

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks.

General Remarks

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

Inscriptions

Backing: "14. Black Lava Bridge, Hanna Coast – No. I" (AAP5) (Source: Lynes, 2025)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
(Source: Honolulu Museum of Art, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Honolulu Museum of Art

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/15/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 03 2025

Source System ID

8926

Other IDs

976, 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).