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Watercolor on paper, 19 3/8 x 13 inches
CR No. 270
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Vibrant red canna flowers with thick, curved petals occupy the center of the composition. Light gray, purple, and green leaves frame the flowers, which are supported by a broad green stem. The bright flora stands out against a plain white background.
CR No. 270
Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)
Red Canna
Source of title: backing inscription, Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.
General Remarks
Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Whitney Mus. May 1946. . . . Probably ptd. 1915 or 1916." Downtown Gallery Archive dates c. 1920. Abiquiú Notebooks records, "Dated [1918] by O'Keeffe May, 1957." One of a series O'Keeffe completed at Lake George 1918/1920, see cat. nos. 269, 271–74. (Source: Lynes, 1999)
Inscriptions
Verso: 1. "no. 1" (unidentified hand, graphite) 2. "c. 1920" (unidentified hand, graphite). Backing: "Red Canna / 1920 / Watercolor on paper / 19 3/8 x 13 / Baker 13-594" (Label: printed, O'Keeffe (red-bordered), blue ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)
Technique
Watercolor
Materials
Watercolor on paper
1987–1989
National Gallery of Art (NGA) (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Art Institute of Chicago (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Dallas Museum of Art (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (as Georgia O'Keeffe)
1999–2000
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (as Georgia O'Keeffe: The Poetry of Things)
Dallas Museum of Art (as Georgia O'Keeffe: The Poetry of Things)
1946–1947
Whitney Museum of American Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
University of Michigan, Museum of Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Springfield Museums (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Delaware Art Museum (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Baltimore Museum of Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Phillips Memorial Gallery (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
New Orleans Museum of Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Minnesota Museum of American Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Columbus Museum of Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Munson Museum (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
Smith College Museum of Art (as Pioneers of Modern Art in America)
(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); Mr. and Mrs. George Hopper Fitch, New York, NY, 1961 (Source: Lynes, 1999)
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Version History
Core fields last updated 3/30/2026
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Source System ID
8389
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