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Georgia O'Keeffe
The Black Place III, 1945
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Georgia O'Keeffe
The Black Place III, 1945
Pastel on paper, 27 ¾ x 43 ¾ inches
CR No. 1112
L.2004.30.1
Pastel on paper, 27 ¾ x 43 ¾ inches
Collection:Private Collection
L.2004.30.1
CR No. 1112

Two large sets of rolling hills dip down into a valley, creating a series of U-shapes throughout the center of the composition. The leftmost hills are darker, almost black, and a line through the valley's center shows where the two hill formations meet. Hints of red and yellow add depth to the landscape.

CR No. 1112

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

The Black Place III

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, backing inscription, 1946 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March, 1946.. . . No signature." O'Keeffe wrote: "I have been working on a pastelle of the Black Place" (O'Keeffe to Maria Chabot, 3 December 1945). (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: inaccessible Backing: "The Black Place ifi — 1945 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Andrew Droth, Label: printed, An American Place, black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Pastel

Materials

Pastel on paper

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/20/2026

Source System ID

598

Other IDs

1112, Catalogue Raisonné