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Georgia O'Keeffe
From the Old Garden, No. 2, 1924
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Georgia O'Keeffe
From the Old Garden, No. 2, 1924
Oil on canvas, 35 x 18 inches
CR No. 457
Oil on canvas, 35 x 18 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 457

Swirling, abstract flowers in shades of bright purple, yellow, and blue fill the composition. Small blue flowers dot the canvas, framing a central abstract form that resembles a large purple flower filled with holes. These objects sit against a pale blue background.

CR No. 457

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

From the Old Garden, No. 2

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

From the Old Garden – No. 2

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

From the Old Garden, II

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

From the Old Garden No. II

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks indicate, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946. . . . No signature. On backing: 'From the Old Garden, No. 2' 1924. 7 Am. exh. 1925. No. 102" [not verified]. Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Initials in circle" [not verified]. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

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

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Estate of the artist, 1986; Private collection, Jacksonville, Florida, purchase, 1987; (Robert Miller Gallery, Inc., New York, NY); (Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/5/2026

Source System ID

8545

Other IDs

457, Catalogue Raisonné