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Georgia O'Keeffe
A Sunflower from Maggie, 1937
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Georgia O'Keeffe
A Sunflower from Maggie, 1937
Oil on canvas, 15 x 20 inches
CR No. 922
Oil on canvas, 15 x 20 inches
CR No. 922

A glowing yellow sunflower with a green and brown center fills the frame. A bright green stem with large leaves supports the bloom. The flower appears against a pale orange background.

CR No. 922

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

A Sunflower from Maggie

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, 1937–38 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Painted 1937. Exam. at Amer. Place, April 1946. Pink background." Title refers to Margaret Johnson, friend of O'Keeffe. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Backing: 1. "A Sunflower from Maggie 1937" (Doris Bry, graphite) 2. "Sunflower" (Andrew Droth, black crayon) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); Robert Q. Lewis, Los Angeles, California, 1962; (The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); The artist, 1962; Estate of the artist, 1986 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Museum of Fine Arts (MFA Boston)

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8889

Other IDs

922, Catalogue Raisonné

Conservation

Information is from the most recently submitted report, please contact the current owner to verify updated details.
REPORT NOTES

Published with corresponding artwork entry in Georgia O’Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonné (Lynes, 1999), this historical conservation information documents treatment decisions made during the artist’s lifetime. Lynes quotes information found on backing labels, and, when noted, from other sources.

CONDITION NARRATIVE

"October 1962 Co-polymer Iso and N-Butyl Methacrylate 1956" (Fine Arts Conservation Laboratories typed label).