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Georgia O'Keeffe
Pink Petunias in a White Glass, 1925
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Pink Petunias in a White Glass, 1925
Oil on canvas, 10 x 7 inches
CR No. 486
Oil on canvas, 10 x 7 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 486

Three pink petunias with bright yellow centers sit in a white vase. Two flowers face the viewer, while the third is only partially visible behind them. The vase rests on a white surface which also forms the background of the composition.

CR No. 486

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Pink Petunias in a White Glass

Source of title: backing inscription.

General Remarks

Not recorded Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: 1. "Georgia O'Keeffe" (black ink) 2. "#16" (unidentified hand, graphite). Verso: 1. "1925 / Georgia O'Keeffe / Exhibition 1926" (Alfred Stieglitz, black ink) 2. Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery 3. "$500" (Alfred Stieglitz, black crayon). Backing: "Pink Petunias in a White Glass – 1929 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, red ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(The Intimate Gallery, New York, NY); Private collection, New York, NY, 1926; [. . .]; Sotheby's, New York, NY, sale no. 7004, lot no. 117, 6 June 1997 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 8/26/2026

Source System ID

8571

Other IDs

486, Catalogue Raisonné