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Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Canna, 1926
Image: okeeffe_CR555_red-canna_794058.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Canna, 1926
Oil on board, 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches
CR No. 555
Oil on board, 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 555

An enlarged, bright orange canna flower contrasts with a turquoise and dark blue background.

CR No. 555

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Red Canna

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, backing inscription.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Red Canna No. I

General Remarks

Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks indicate, "Note: Picture bought from O'Keeffe." Whitney Archive notes backing inscription. Not recorded Downtown Gallery Archive. Letter from O'Keeffe to first owner indicates painted at Lake George. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: "G. O'Keeffe 1926" (greenish-black paint). Backing: "Red Canna by Georgia O'Keeffe / oil – / 1926." (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: printed, The Intimate Gallery, black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on board

(The Intimate Gallery, New York, NY); Clara (Mrs. Alfred S.) Rossin, New York, NY, 1927; Alfred Rossin, New York, NY, bequest, 1927; Nathalie Rossin Davies, New York, NY, bequest, 1947; Estate of Nathalie Rossin Davies, 1955; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Davies, Bronx, New York, bequest, 1955; (Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico); (Lisa Kurts, Memphis, Tennessee) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 8/26/2026

Source System ID

8627

Other IDs

555, Catalogue Raisonné