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Oriental Poppies, 1927
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Oriental Poppies, 1927
Oil on canvas, 30 3/16 x 40 3/16 inches
CR No. 595
Collection of Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Museum Purchase. 1937.1
Oil on canvas, 30 3/16 x 40 3/16 inches
Collection of Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Museum Purchase. 1937.1
CR No. 595

Two large red and orange poppies fill the frame. The bottom of each petal has a small hint of black, framing the circular, black centers of the flowers. The outer edges of the petals fade into a vibrant red background.

CR No. 595

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Oriental Poppies

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Red Poppies

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates "Sold to University of Minnesota Gal. Note: This exhibition was held Jan.–Feb. 1928 and is of paintings done in 1927." Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Bought from A.S. In 1937." Has been exhibited as either horizontal or vertical; orientation subject of debate. Backing and edge of canvas affixed to 30 inch stretcher are marked "Top," indicating vertical orientation. Orientation also based on 1930 New York (An American Place) Stieglitz installation photograph; see Appendix III, figure 32. This shows the painting placed on a shelf, leaning against a wall, not part of the exhibition. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: 1. "Regular Gold / O'Keeffe #9" (George Of, graphite) 2. "{up arrow} Top" (unidentified hand, graphite). Verso: "Top" on edge of canvas attached to 30" section of stretcher (unidentified hand, graphite). Backing: "Top" (unidentified hand, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Purchased from Alfred Stieglitz
(Source: Weisman Art Museum, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 23 2025

Source System ID

8664

Other IDs

595, Catalogue Raisonné