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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Iris No. 7, 1957
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Georgia O'Keeffe
White Iris No. 7, 1957
Oil on canvas, 40 3/16 x 30 inches
CR No. 1316
Oil on canvas, 40 3/16 x 30 inches
CR No. 1316

The supple petals of a white iris fill the frame. The iris has a bright yellow center, and its petals carry hints of blue and purple. Behind the iris are glimpses of green leaves and a light periwinkle background.

CR No. 1316

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

White Iris No. 7

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: "2 glue 4/27/57 / 2 lead white" (black ink, white label) Backing: "Georgia O'Keeffe" (OKVV, black ink) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

Robert Miller Gallery, Inc. (founded in 1977), New York.
Private collection, 1979.
Robert Miller Gallery, Inc. Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1979.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano, 1979.
On loan at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1992.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1993.
(Source: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2026)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/5/2026

Last verified by current collection Mar 02 2026

Source System ID

9444

Other IDs

1316, Catalogue Raisonné