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Leaves of a Plant, 1942
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Leaves of a Plant, 1942
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
CR No. 1038
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 1038

A plant with green leaves and a bright red center extends over a plain white background. With its narrow green leaves encircling a red central flower, the plant resembles a bromeliad.

CR No. 1038

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Leaves of a Plant

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks, 1943 New York (An American Place) exhibition checklist, backing inscription 2.

Selected Exhibition Titles

Leaves of a Plant (Bromelaid)
Inaugural Exhibition, 1997, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (Santa Fe)

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March 1946. . . . No signature" [notes backing inscription 2 but with date of 1942]. Abiquiú Notebooks indicates, "Back: 1943?" Backing inscription dates 1943. Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks date 1942. Dated 1942 on basis of inclusion in 1943 New York (An American Place) exhibition. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Stretcher: inaccessible. Verso: inaccessible. Backing: 1. "Georgia O'Keeffe / Late Forties" (graphite) 2. "Leaves of a Plant" (Andrew Droth, graphite) 3. "1943" (Doris Bry, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(Doris Bry, New York, NY); Private collection, San Antonio, Texas, 1969 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

8959

Other IDs

1038, Catalogue Raisonné