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Georgia O'Keeffe
Ghost Ranch Cliffs, 1940–1942
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Ghost Ranch Cliffs, 1940–1942
Oil on canvas, 16 x 36 inches
CR No. 1009
Oil on canvas, 16 x 36 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 1009

Tall, chalky yellow cliffs stand above bright red hills populated with green trees. The hills rise on either side of the composition, creating a V-shape on the left side of the image. A triangle of clear blue sky is visible beyond the cliffs.

CR No. 1009

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Ghost Ranch Cliffs

Source of title: label printed by O'Keeffe (white).

General Remarks

Not recorded Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible. Verso: inaccessible. Backing: "Georgia O'Keeffe" (black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico); Private collection, La Jolla, California, 1980; Gerald and Kathleen Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1981; (Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/5/2026

Source System ID

8948

Other IDs

1009, Catalogue Raisonné