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Georgia O'Keeffe
Blue Flower, 1924–1928
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Blue Flower, 1924–1928
Oil on board, 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
CR No. 477
Oil on board, 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 477

An abstracted, pale blue and pink flower that resembles an orchid stretches across the canvas. In the upper righthand corner, a bright green stem is visible. The pastel colors of the flower are set against a plain white background.

CR No. 477

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Blue Flower

Source of title: backing inscriptions. Not recorded Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

The Blue Flower

General Remarks

Dr. Hirst was one of Alfred Stieglitz's physicians. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: inaccessible. Backing: 1. "For Mrs. & Dr. Hirst / Ever gratefully / Alfred Stieglitz / Oct 6/44 / Georgia O'Keeffe / 'Blue Flower' – 1928 / repainted" [followed by arrow pointing to 1928] (Alfred Stieglitz, black ink) 2. "Blue Flower – 1928 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: handwritten, "An American Place' / 509 Madison Ave —Room 1710 / (S.E. corner 53rd St) — New York", black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on board

(An American Place, New York, NY); Dr. and Mrs. Virginius Hirst, New York, NY, gift, 1944; Private collection, New York, NY, gift, 1952; Hirschl & Alder Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, 1986; (Mickelson Gallery, Washington, DC) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8562

Other IDs

477, Catalogue Raisonné