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Georgia O'Keeffe
Morning Sky with Houses, 1916
Courtesy of Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Photo: Tim Nighswander/IMAGING4ART
Image: okeeffe_CR127_morning-sky-with-houses_789914.jpg
Georgia O'Keeffe
Morning Sky with Houses, 1916
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 8 7/8 x 12 inches
CR No. 127
Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
2006.5.40
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 8 7/8 x 12 inches
Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
2006.5.40
CR No. 127

The silhouettes of two houses are visible in an early morning landscape. The first house, located in the center of the work, is larger than the second house, which is situated on the right side of the piece. The horizon line distinguishes the dark earth from the sky and lies approximately one-third of the distance from the top edge of the paper. The sky is brightly colored near the horizon; however, it darkens as it ascends into the clouds.

CR No. 127

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Morning Sky with Houses

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Morning Sky with Houses #2

Source of title: Downtown Gallery label.

Selected Exhibition Titles

Morning Sky with Houses II
An Expanding Collection, 1998, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (Santa Fe)

General Remarks

Not recorded Whitney Archive. Completed after August move to Texas. See cat. no. 126. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Extended Medium Description

Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, cream, smooth wove paper with a slightly fuzzy feel
(Source: Paper Survey researched by Judith C. Walsh and published in Lynes, 1999.)

(The Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y.) Private collection, Bronxville, N.Y., 1958 Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, NY., sale no. 3535, lot no. 64, 13 December 1973 The artist, 1973 Estate of the artist, 1986 (Source: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 3/30/2026

Source System ID

988

Other IDs

127, Catalogue Raisonné