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Georgia O'Keeffe
Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey, 1929
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey, 1929
Oil on canvas, 33 1/8 x 18 inches
CR No. 677
Collection of Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Museum Purchase. 1936.85
Oil on canvas, 33 1/8 x 18 inches
Collection of Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Museum Purchase. 1936.85
CR No. 677

Two large oak leaves overlap against a greenish blue background, both extending beyond the edges of the canvas. The top leaf is painted in a series of pale pink, red, and brown gradients. The bottom leaf is reddish brown with pale pink veins.

CR No. 677

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Oak Leaves, Pink and Grey

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Oak Leaves

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Oak Leaves Pink and Grey

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive (American Art Research Council Questionnaires) indicates, "An American Place/509 Madison Avenue – Room 1710/(S.E. Corner 53rd St. New York)/Oak Leaves, Pink & Grey – 1929 (oil by Georgia O'Keeffe)" [most probably An American Place label with inscription by Stieglitz – not verified]. Whitney Archive indicates, "Sold to University of Minnesota Gallery." Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Note: Bought from A.S. in 1936." Pictured in 1930 New York (An American Place) Stieglitz installation photograph, see Appendix III, figure 37. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: 1. "#6" (graphite) 2. "#13" {crossed out} (graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Purchased from An American Place, NYC (Alfred Stieglitz)
(Source: Weisman Art Museum, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 6/10/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 23 2025

Source System ID

8733

Other IDs

677, Catalogue Raisonné