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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Flower, 1929
Image: okeeffe_CR674_white-flower_794096.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
White Flower, 1929
Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches
CR No. 674
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1930.2162
Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1930.2162
CR No. 674

A white flower with a glowing yellow center dominates the image. Its petals fade into an abstract, light blue and white background.

CR No. 674

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Flower

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

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Flower, N.M.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Sold to Cleveland. Painted summer 1929." Whitney Archive (American Art Research Council Questionnaires) indicates, "Painted 1930." Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks date 1929. Dated 1929 on basis of inclusion in 1930 New York (An American Place) exhibition. Reproduced in The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art (April 1937). Abiquiú Notebooks indicates orientation as here as well as upside down. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: "White Flower – 1929 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite). Backing: "White Flower – 1929 (oil) by Georgia O'Keeffe Price $8, 000 To be returned to Geo. F. Of 126 W 57th NY NY ['To be returned . . . NY' twice]" (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: handwritten, "An American Place' / 509 Madison Avenue / New York — N.Y. / Georgia O'Keeffe", black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(An American Place, New York, NY) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 4/22/2026

Last verified by current collection Nov 12 2025

Source System ID

8730

Other IDs

674, Catalogue Raisonné