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Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Poppy, 1928
Image: okeeffe_CR637_red-poppy_793793.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Poppy, 1928
Oil on canvas, 36 5/16 x 30 3/16 x 7/8 in (92.2 x 76.7 x 2.2 cm)
CR No. 637
Oil on canvas, 36 5/16 x 30 3/16 x 7/8 in (92.2 x 76.7 x 2.2 cm)
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 637

A striking red poppy with a black center and rippling petals fills the frame. Behind the poppy is a soft, bluish-gray background that contrasts with the flower's bright petals.

CR No. 637

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Red Poppy

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Red Poppy No. VI

General Remarks

Not recorded Whitney Archive. Abiquiú Notebooks, Downtown Gallery Archive indicate, "Note: Sold by Downtown Gallery 1950." Downtown Gallery Archive records indicate, "1949." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: "G. O'Keeffe 1928" (red paint). Verso: inaccessible (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1949; Reed College, Portland, Oregon, gift, 1964; Christie's, New York, NY, sale no. 7082, lot no. 233, 23 May 1990; (Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8698

Other IDs

637, Catalogue Raisonné