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Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Poppy, 1928
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Poppy, 1928
Oil on canvas, 36 5/16 x 30 3/16 inches
CR No. 637
Oil on canvas, 36 5/16 x 30 3/16 inches
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)
Private collection, 2004
Christie's, New York, NY 16 May, 2024
(Source: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 6/10/2026

Source System ID

8698

Other IDs

637, Catalogue Raisonné