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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Rose, 1928
Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum. Photo: Ken Howie
Image: okeeffe_CR639_white-rose_863546.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
White Rose, 1928
Oil on canvas, 11 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches
CR No. 639
Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Edward Jacobson (1996.256)
Oil on canvas, 11 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches
Collection:Phoenix Art Museum
Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Edward Jacobson (1996.256)
CR No. 639

The soft, white petals of a partially open rose fill the frame. A dark green leaf sits at the top left corner of the work. Shades of pale blue fill the image's background.

CR No. 639

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Rose

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

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

A Rose on Blue

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Letter from Oliver B. James . . . . March 5, 1946: "We own . . . 'White Rose' . . . Unsigned, in good condition . . . purchased by me from An American Place . . . Belongs to my wife, Mabel Davis James. . . .' Sold to Oliver James." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: 1. "$1400 $1000" {"$1400" crossed out} (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) 2. "#11" (unidentified hand, graphite). Verso: "Okeeffe / 1928" (white paint) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(The Intimate Gallery, New York, NY); Oliver B. James, New York, NY, 1929; Mabel Davis James, Phoenix, Arizona, gift, 1939; Lester J. Shaffer, Phoenix, Arizona, gift, 1968; Private collection, Phoenix, Arizona, bequest, 1983 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Last verified by current collection 2025

Source System ID

8700

Other IDs

639, Catalogue Raisonné