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Georgia O'Keeffe
An Orchid, 1941
Courtesy of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
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Georgia O'Keeffe
An Orchid, 1941
Pastel on paper and cardboard, 27 5/8 x 21 3/4 inches
CR No. 1017
Pastel on paper and cardboard, 27 5/8 x 21 3/4 inches
CR No. 1017

An extreme close-up of an orchid shows the flower's white outer petals extending beyond the scope of the composition. The inner petals are white at their tips and become yellow and green towards the center of the flower. These petals have rough, ruffled edges and add texture to the composition.

CR No. 1017

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

An Orchid

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, 1942 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, April 1946. . . . On backing: '1941 O'Keeffe pastel' [not verified]. Note: Identified by O'Keeffe." (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Pastel

Materials

Pastel on paper and cardboard

Extended Medium Description

Pastel on moderately thick, brown wove paper mounted to a thick gray cardboard
(Source: Paper Survey researched by Judith C. Walsh and published in Lynes, 1999.)

Anita O'Keeffe (Mrs. Robert R.) Young, Newport, Rhode Island, by 1965; The artist, date unknown; Estate of the artist, 1986 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 4/22/2026

Source System ID

8953

Other IDs

1017, Catalogue Raisonné