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Georgia O'Keeffe
Yellow Jonquils No. III, 1936
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Yellow Jonquils No. III, 1936
Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches
CR No. 889
Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches
CR No. 889

A cluster of yellow daffodils fills the frame, contrasting with a plain white background.

CR No. 889

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Yellow Jonquils No. III

Source of title: backing inscription 1.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Yellow Jonquils No. 2

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Jonquils – III

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Jonquils

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Jonquils III

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive (American Art Research Council Questionnaires) indicates, "Sold to Mrs. Robert E. Young. (information from O'Keeffe)." See cat. nos. 904–6, 1999. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible. Verso: inaccessible. Backing: 1. "Yellow Jonqulls No III 3 / 36" [third I added to II, 3 written above III] (graphite) 2. OK {5star} (graphite) 3. "Yellow Jonquils No. 2 / 1936 / by Georgia O'Keeffe" (Alfred Stieglitz, Label: handwritten, "An American Place' / 509 Madison Ave —Room 1710 / (S.E. corner 53rd St) — New York", black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Anita O'Keeffe (Mrs. Robert R.) Young, Newport, Rhode Island, by 1940; The artist, before 1983; Estate of the artist, 1986; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 7/22/2026

Source System ID

8867

Other IDs

889, Catalogue Raisonné