On the River I, ca. 1965
On the River I, ca. 1965
Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 40 1/16 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
2006.5.392
Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
The viewer appears to be looking at the canyon from an unusual angle, perhaps from below. The image could also be the reflection of the cliffs on the surface of the river. Cliffs rise from all sides, and a triangular patch of light sky fills the center of the image.
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Catalogue Raisonné Number
1503
Inscriptions
Inscriptions: Stretcher: inaccessibleVerso: inaccessible
Backing:
1. "AIV" (black in)
2. "Aug 59" (graphite)
3. "V" (black ink)
4. "Canyon Country 3" (Juan Hamilton, black ink)
Provenance
Estate of the artist, 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe 1986 Abiquiu/New MexicoExhibition History
2010 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) O'Keeffiana2011 Europe (Rome, Munich, Helsinki) GOK: Retrospective
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© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Gift
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