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A White Camellia, 1938
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Georgia O'Keeffe
A White Camellia, 1938
Pastel on paper mounted on cardboard, 21 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
CR No. 948
Pastel on paper mounted on cardboard, 21 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 948

Layers of soft, white camellia petals surround a yellowish center. Light and dark green leaves fill the negative space surrounding the flower.

CR No. 948

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

A White Camellia

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, 1939 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Camellia

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Sold to Elizabeth Arden." Backing inscription dates 1939. Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks date 1938. Dated 1938 on basis of inclusion in 1939 New York (An American Place) exhibition and Stieglitz–O'Keeffe correspondence. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: inaccessible. Backing: "White Camellia (1939) (pastel) / by Georgia O'Keeffe / pastel / Handle with Greatest Care / pastel / Great Care" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Pastel

Materials

Pastel on paper mounted on cardboard

Extended Medium Description

Pastel on moderately thick, cream, rough paper mounted to a thick grey cardboard; commercially prepared pastel board with a sand-textured surface
(Source: Paper Survey researched by Judith C. Walsh and published in Lynes, 1999.)

(An American Place, New York, NY); Elizabeth Arden, New York, NY, 1939; Patricia Graham Young, New York, NY, by 1986; Estate of Patricia Graham Young, 1990; Sotheby's, New York, NY, sale no. 6025, lot no. 230, 24 May 1990; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, 1990; (Thea Westreich Art Advisory Services, Inc., New York, NY) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8905

Other IDs

948, Catalogue Raisonné