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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Flower on Red Earth I, 1943
Courtesy of Newark Museum of Art.
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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Flower on Red Earth I, 1943
Oill on canvas, 26 1/4 x 30 x 1/4 inches
CR No. 1056
Purchase 1946 John J. O'Neil Bequest Fund
Oill on canvas, 26 1/4 x 30 x 1/4 inches
Purchase 1946 John J. O'Neil Bequest Fund
CR No. 1056

The soft petals of a white flower fill the frame. The flower has a green center with yellow stamens. Green leaves and a brownish-red background frame the bloom.

CR No. 1056

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Flower on Red Earth I

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, 1944 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Note: I saw this at Miss O'Keeffe's apartment in April 1946, but did not measure it. O'Keeffe says about 20 x 24. Infor. from O'Keeffe, May 3, 1946: Sold to Newark Museum." Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Back: 1943" [not verified]. See cat. nos. 1857, 1901. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible Verso: inaccessible (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oill on canvas

Sold by An American Place, New York, New York to NMOA in May 1946. (Source: The Newark Museum of Art, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Last verified by current collection Oct 18 2025

Source System ID

10361

Other IDs

1056, Catalogue Raisonné