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Georgia O'Keeffe
In the Patio II, 1948
Courtesy of New Mexico Museum of Art.
Image: okeeffe_CR1159_in-the-patio-ii_885898.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
In the Patio II, 1948
Oil on linen, 17 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
CR No. 1159
Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Helen Miller Jones, 1986 (1986.137.19)
Oil on linen, 17 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Helen Miller Jones, 1986 (1986.137.19)
CR No. 1159

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

(The Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y.)
Bishop Everett and Mrs. Helen Miller Jones, San Antonio, Texas, 1959
(Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 10/29/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 22 2025

Source System ID

10357

Other IDs

1159, Catalogue Raisonné