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Pink Roses and Larkspur, 1931
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Pink Roses and Larkspur, 1931
Pastel on paper, 16 x 12 inches
CR No. 784
Pastel on paper, 16 x 12 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 784

Soft pink roses bloom in a cluster, surrounded by blue larkspur flowers above and green leaves below. A white daisy with a yellow center sits at the far right edge of the grouping. A smooth, grayish-white background fills the work's negative space.

CR No. 784

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Pink Roses and Larkspur

Source of title: backing inscription 1, Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Flowers

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946." Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks note inscription 1. Abiquiú Notebooks notes inscription 2. Pictured in 1933 New York (An American Place) Stieglitz photograph, see Appendix III, figure 54. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: inaccessible. Backing: 1. "Pink Roses and Larkspur – 31" (graphite) 2. OK {5star} (graphite) 3. "Georgia O'Keeffe" (black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Pastel

Materials

Pastel on paper

Harold Diamond, New York, NY, purchase, 1976; Doris Bry, New York, NY, 1977; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987; Private collection, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1987; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987; Private collection, Denver, Colorado, 1987; Sotheby's, New York, NY, sale no. 6507, lot no. 92, 2 December 1993 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8796

Other IDs

784, Catalogue Raisonné