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Oil on linen, 17 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
CR No. 1159
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Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Helen Miller Jones, 1986 (1986.137.19)
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A thin strip of beige ground runs across the bottom of the composition. Above this is a light brown wall with a dark brown door hovering at its center. At the top of the canvas is a rectangle of pale blue sky.
CR No. 1159
Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)
In the Patio II
Source of title: Downtown Gallery label, Abiquiú Notebooks, Whitney Archive in 1969.
Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)
In The Patio #II
Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.
General Remarks
Lynes publication lists work as 'Oil on canvas', New Mexico Museum of Art lists it as 'Oil on linen'. (Source: Information provided for Access O'Keeffe by New Mexico Museum of Art, 2025)
Inscriptions
Stretcher: inaccessible Verso: inaccessible (Source: Lynes, 1999)
Verso upper left (printed label in black ink on backing board): 12. In the Patio II. 1948.
Verso upper left (printed gallery label in black ink on backing board): ARTIST: GEORGIA O'KEEFFE NO. 271 // TITLE IN THE PATIO II Date 1948 // MEDIUM Oil SIze 30x18 S.P. // THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY 32 E. 51st St., New York
Verso upper left (printed and handwritten exhibition label in black ink on backing board): Box 1 # 3 // REGISTRATION NUMBER // O'Keeffe // ARTIST // SUBJECT // Mrs. Everett Jones // McNAY ART INSTITUTE // SAN ANTONIO, TEVerso upper left (printed and hand written exhibition label in black ink on backing board): McNAY ART INSTITUTE // SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS // EXHIBITION "Georgia O'Keeffe" // DATE 24 Oct. - 30 Nov. 75 // NUMBER 13 // Bishop & Mrs Jones
Verso upper left (printed exhibition label in black ink on backing board): GEORGIA O'KEEFFE // American, Born 1887 // "In the Patio II", 1948 // Oil on canvas // Lent from a private collection
Verso upper left (printed exhibition label in black ink on backing board): McMichael // CANADIAN ART // COLLECTION // D'ART CANADIEN // Exhibition: Carr, O'Keeffe, Kahlo: Places of Their Own // Exhibition Number: 46 // Crate number: 32 // Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe // Title & Date: In the Patio II 1948 // Owner: Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts
Verso upper left (printed exhibition label in black ink on backing board): Kunsthaus Zurich, Heimplatz 1, 8001 Zurich // Ausstellung Georgia O'Keeffe, 24.10.2003 - 1.2.2004 // Kat.Nr.57 // Georgia O'Keeffe // In the Patio II, 1948 // Ol auf Leinwand // 45.7 x 76.2 cm // Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe (Source: New Mexico Museum of Art, 2025)
Technique
Oil Painting
Materials
Oil on linen
1986–1987
1997–1998
1998–1999
2001–2002
National Museum of Women in the Arts
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Vancouver Art Gallery
New Mexico Museum of Art
2003–2004
2004–2005
Boise Art Museum
Hunter Museum of American Art
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Fresno Metropolitan Museum
University of Michigan, Museum of Art
2024–2025
San Diego Museum of Art
Albuquerque Museum
Musee Des Beaux-Arts Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA Boston)
(The Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y.)
Bishop Everett and Mrs. Helen Miller Jones, San Antonio, Texas, 1959
(Source: Lynes, 1999)
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Version History
Core fields last updated 10/29/2026
Last verified by current collection Sep 22 2025
Source System ID
10357
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